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 [[!table  data="""
  **Feature**  |  **DragonFly**  | **Linux**  
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  Distribution formats |  ISO image, pkgsrc, tarballs |  ISO image, rpm, dpkg, tarballs 
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  Distribution Depots | Central repository with mirrors for base, NetBSD mirrors for source packages, several binary package repositories |  Debian: many mirrors; Redhat: central; Ubuntu: central; SUSE: ? 
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  Number of Distributions | one (3 sibs: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD; most popular: FreeBSD) | hundreds (most popular: RedHat, Debian (sub-distro: Ubuntu)) 
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  Update methods | git, cvsup, rsync, pkg_add | up2date, apt-get, pacman, emerge, etc. 
+
  Xen | not yet | yes 
+
  Compiler | gcc 3.4,4.1.2 | gcc 3,4, gcc 3.4, gcc 4.1, gcc 4.2 
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  Firewall | default: pf; other: ipfw2, ipf | default: iptables; other: pf 
+
  Livecd | yes (DVD) | yes, many sizes, versions 
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  Kernel SCM | git | git 
+
  Default GUI | none (or bare X) | none, kde, gnome, xfce, etc. 
+
  File systems | UFS1, MFS, EXT2, FAT (16/32), NTFS (write experimental), HAMMER | EXT2, EXT3, FAT (16/32), NTFS (read-write experimental?), XFS, REISERFS, REISER4, JFS, ZFS, UFS2 
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  Kernel compilable from supplied source? | Yes | Yes (depend on distro) 
+
  Predominant Licenses | 3-clause DragonFly, 3-clause BSD, 4-clause BSD, MIT, GPL | GPL, Lesser GPL, MIT, 3-clause BSD? 
+
  Commercial Support | Not yet | many; leaders: RedHat, Novell? 
- Processor Architectures | x86 | x86, AMD64, Sparc, PowerPC, etc 
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+ Processor Architectures | x86, AMD64 | x86, AMD64, Sparc, PowerPC, etc 
+
  SMP | yes | yes 
+
  NUMA | under development | yes (depending on kernel?) 
+
  Boot loader | default: bsd boot block; lilo, grub work | default: lilo, grub 
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  Disk partitioning | BSD-style: slices on fdisk'ed partitions | fdisk partitions 
- Logical volume management | vinum | LVM1, LVM2, 
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+ Logical volume management | vinum, LVM2 | LVM1, LVM2, 
+
  Release schedule | about twice a year (developer-driven) | Redhat: 18 month; Debian: feature-driven; Ubuntu: 6 month; Fedora Core: 6 months; |
 
 """]]DD:Distribution dependant
 
 
 
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 ### Advantages over Linux 
 
 
@@ -35,7 +59,7 @@
 * More control
 * You can easily build your own base system / release / live cd.
 * The rpm based distros lack that.
-* Everything is developed in CVS. And the CVSROOT is available, so that you can download it and commit to your own repository.
+* Everything is developed in GIT. And the GIT repository is available, so that you can download it and commit to your own repository.
 * Guaranteed to build from source
 * [jail(2)](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?section#2&commandjail) support
 * A jail is a [chroot(2)](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?section#2&commandchroot) on steroids with low overhead.
@@ -77,17 +101,17 @@ Most of these disadvantages are curable, not inherent.
 ### Devices
 
 [[!table  data="""
- **Feature**  |  **DragonFly**  | **Linux**  
- IDE disk | ad0, ad1, ... | hda, hdb, ...
- IDE disk partition | ad0s1a, ad0s1b, ... | hda1, hda2, ...
- Ethernet | xl0 | eth0
+ **Feature** |    **DragonFly**  |   **Linux**  
+ IDE disk |   ad0, ad1, ... |   hda, hdb, ...  
+ IDE disk partition |   ad0s1a, ad0s1b, ... |   hda1, hda2, ...  
+ Ethernet |   xl0 |   eth0 
 """]]
 
 ### Commands
 
 [[!table  data="""
- **Feature**  |  **DragonFly**  | **Linux**  
- Manage startup scripts | rcrun | chkconfig (Red Hat)/update-rc.d (Debian)
+ **Feature** |   **DragonFly** |   **Linux**  
+ Manage startup scripts |   rcrun |   chkconfig (Red Hat)/update-rc.d (Debian)
 """]]
 
 *Some packages put their startup scripts in /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/. You can put a symlink in /etc/rc.d or copy the script there.