Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:45:15 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking an extended-support O/S similar to FreeBSD Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmon3s_Rr=LT5_UByjVEOopvGS3brNfW8fPAOAqLg3Gixxw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20130328212955.GJ42080@manor.msen.com> References: <20130328212955.GJ42080@manor.msen.com>
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On 28 March 2013 14:29, Michael Wayne <freebsd07@wayne47.com> wrote: > I'm NOT trying to start a flame war here. I'm trying to find a > viable solution to a very frustrating, real problem. > > It's clear that FreeBSD has absolutely no interest in maintaining > an extended maintainence release version of the O/S. The high > resource commitment required to keep up with the current incessant > FreeBSD release process is beyond quite a number of people. I'm at > the point of admitting that FreeBSD is simply too much work for us > to continue to use. Well, the open source project as a whole doesn't have the resources to do this. I think the general consensus is "it'd be nice if a commercial company came up and do this." > So, I'm wondering if anyone reading the list is aware of a viable > alternative. I'm seeking a BSD-based O/S that is designed to be > installed in a server environment and not ever get any feature > upgrades or require any noticable additional resources, only security > fixes for the O/S and ports. I suggest asking ixSystems and looking at PC-BSD. There have been mumblings about a commerically supported PC-BSD distribution. Which is FreeBSD plus their testing and management and install stuff, along with what I hope is some commercial support if you need it. > While this concept is clearly in total opposition to the philosophy > of the FreeBSD team, I'm hoping that some other, smaller project > might exist to fill this need. It's actually in line with our philosophy. If people are willing to pay for it, then grab a company to do it. :) Adrian
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