Poll: Choose your most favorite *NIX operating system

[BiOPSY]

Just choose your most favorite Unix-like operating system, leave a small message if you would like of why you enjoy it over the others also.

I've tried to include the most common systems available.

[jebuonag]

FreeBSD. I like the development model and I find it to be very usable.

[cense]

Linux.

It's not for any technical reason, but more of a personal choice.

I've been fond of Linux since I first installed RedHat Linux 4.2

[Cosmonaut3030]

Linux. I say this because I only have experience of that and BSD.

And I prefer Linux over BSD just over small pecularities.

[SkaterRaider]

Linux. I just started using Fedora Core 6, but it's pretty amazing how much potential there is.

[Beka]

I chose linux, but a special mention to solaris. It is very solid

[BiOPSY]

I especially like Linux because of it's design model, with udev and haldaemon and the sysctl kernel interface, along with alot of the other intricate tools related to kernel profiling.

Plus, it's absolutely gotta be the safest kernel on the net today, with millions of people worldwide sifting through code just to exploit something to fix.

[cense]

Originally Posted by BiOPSY

I especially like Linux because of it's design model, with udev and haldaemon and the sysctl kernel interface, along with alot of the other intricate tools related to kernel profiling.

Plus, it's absolutely gotta be the safest kernel on the net today, with millions of people worldwide sifting through code just to exploit something to fix.

udev and hal are pretty new additions to Linux. It's just evolution of the software.

Hmmm. Not sure I agree with the "safest kernel" statement. Yeah, there are a ton of people sifting through the code... but there are also a ton of developers contributing, many of them contributing insecure code. Also, not everyone looking for exploits is also looking to publish them.

I really don't think anyone can confidently make a blanket statement like "the most secure ____" when it comes to such massive software. Someone ALWAYS finds a new way to exploit previously "secure" software.

[s25]

I would say BSD I like the feel of it and how it works, Of course I love the ports tree and the great support in the community .

[Gren]

Originally Posted by s25

I would say BSD I like the feel of it and how it works, Of course I love the ports tree and the great support in the community .

I've heard very good things about BSD for those exact reasons.

I have a feeling I'd love Solaris, but Sun stuff requires too much RAM for my taste. Their software is excellent though.

Voted Linux because I use it (Debian), and it has great support for older machines. The knowledge base is pretty big too.