> what problems in the GNU userland utilities do the BSD utilities address? Simplicy for one since BSD utils are developed in a mostly non-fractured enviroment

> what problems in the GNU userland utilities do the BSD utilities address? Simplicy for one since BSD utils are developed in a mostly non-fractured enviroment. I gave one example in a previous post. That isn't the end of the story, but it's a good start. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5640751 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5640751