Debian GNU/kFreeBSD

[dnturner]

Hey,

So I heard that Debian recently released their newest distro "Squeeze" based off Linux and FreeBSD.

I was wondering, besides appealing to BSD users, what are the advantages to providing this dual kernel OS?

Also, why would people use Debian GNU/kFreeBSD over the Linux kernel?

Just wondering.

Cheers.

[reed9]

Debian_GNU/kFreeBSD_why - Debian Wiki

I've seen people argue that the BSD kernel is more stable than the linux kernel as well, though I couldn't say how true that claim is.

[rokytnji]

In fact, we have removed some non-free binary-only drivers that are contained in the upstream FreeBSD tree, like the ath driver.

I'll keep the kernel I have

System:    Host biker Kernel 2.6.32-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit)

as I have

Network:   Card-1 Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter driver ath5k v: 0.6.0 BusID: 01:00.0

and I am running in AntiX

$ lsb_release -a
Distributor ID:	Debian
Description:	Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 (squeeze)
Release:	6.0
Codename:	squeeze

One less step to get wireless working. Preferences come into play though. I don't own a Xbox, (play
station 1 with 50 Cds is me). So to each their own.

[jledhead]

for me the most interesting thing would be to get zfs on debian. native dedupe on debian? sounds good to me.