Re: Phoronix 8-way-BSD-install - NetBSD bombed

[Swift Griggs <swiftgriggs%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Fri, 9 Sep 2016, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> I always dd nulls to a disk that was used for another OS before starting 
> a new install.

Same here. 

> Specifically I have had issues installing NetBSD to a drive that had 
> Linux (Red Hat) on it.  It's been a while but I think that the behaviour 
> he saw is what I saw.  I ran dd to clean everything off the drive and 
> then it worked just fine.

Hmm. It's one of those ritual-motion things I do now, and I can't even 
remember what happens when you don't dd-wipe a FreeBSD disk and try to do 
a fresh install of NetBSD. 

> In any case I have my doubts about someone who claims to have written 
> 10,000 articles over the last twelve years.  For what it's worth:

Well, I'd question the guy's testing methods and his Linux-centric 
"Phoronix Test Suite". It looks akin to putting gas in a diesel engine and 
wondering why the engine is such a turd. If he's going to use that 
script-ware crap on *BSD he might want to do the same level of testing and 
customization. 

He writes a lot of one-sentence or one-paragraph articles. The site is 
more like an RSS feed than a news site. So, I don't doubt the 10,000 
number but using the term "article" to apply to all of them is a bit 
generous.

> http://jonimoose.net/2013/moronix-why-amd-wont-take-michael-larabel-seriously-and-you-shouldnt-either/

Well, I have to say, I find this blogger's criticism pretty well placed. 

-Swift