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I'd look at Dragonfly's stack first, as that's outperforming Linux at the moment. Apples, Oranges, etc.

mdekkers 9y ago
Instead of senseless downvotes, how about some comments instead? Dragonfly isn't Linux, it is a BSD, therefore the OP is comparing apples to oranges. If you disagree, say why, don't just hit the downvotes. HN is rapidly becoming the Reddit for technosnobs.
- seeekr 9y ago
  I would guess that both of you received downvotes because both comments failed to provide any explanation for the view expressed. I think it's good practice on HN to briefly introduce a technology where it's safe to assume that a majority are not very likely to be familiar with it, so that the comment becomes meaningful on its own. If you had stated: "You are comparing apples to oranges here because Dragonfly only exists on BSD, not on Linux, and as such may not be a viable choice for most users." I think you would have received no or substantially fewer downvotes. If you then had in addition to that provided a quick explanation (or more) of what "Dragonfly" is, you would have gotten upvotes instead, because that would have taught a number of us something we did not know yet.
- jnbiche 9y ago
  I didn't downvote, but like the adjacent comment, I'm guessing you are being downvoted because you left a short, pithy, two-word comment without any explanation or justification as to why the two are apples and oranges. HN has always been like this, at least in the 7+ years I've been on here. Short, one-word or two-word comments are generally not appreciated. People on HN like substantive comments.
cat199 9y ago
true, one monolithic kernel posix-like OS which can run pretty much the same software stack as another monolithic kernel posix-like OS has nothing in common whatsoever. I'm sure that even if the code lineages are different, there are no useful algorithms which could be applied from one to the other. very good point. thanks for enlightening us.

Instead of senseless downvotes, how about some comments instead? Dragonfly isn't Linux, it is a BSD, therefore the OP is comparing apples to oranges. If you disagree, say why, don't just hit the downvotes. HN is rapidly becoming the Reddit for technosnobs.

seeekr 9y ago
I would guess that both of you received downvotes because both comments failed to provide any explanation for the view expressed. I think it's good practice on HN to briefly introduce a technology where it's safe to assume that a majority are not very likely to be familiar with it, so that the comment becomes meaningful on its own. If you had stated: "You are comparing apples to oranges here because Dragonfly only exists on BSD, not on Linux, and as such may not be a viable choice for most users." I think you would have received no or substantially fewer downvotes. If you then had in addition to that provided a quick explanation (or more) of what "Dragonfly" is, you would have gotten upvotes instead, because that would have taught a number of us something we did not know yet.
jnbiche 9y ago
I didn't downvote, but like the adjacent comment, I'm guessing you are being downvoted because you left a short, pithy, two-word comment without any explanation or justification as to why the two are apples and oranges. HN has always been like this, at least in the 7+ years I've been on here. Short, one-word or two-word comments are generally not appreciated. People on HN like substantive comments.

cat199 9y ago

true, one monolithic kernel posix-like OS which can run pretty much the same software stack as another monolithic kernel posix-like OS has nothing in common whatsoever. I'm sure that even if the code lineages are different, there are no useful algorithms which could be applied from one to the other. very good point. thanks for enlightening us.