Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:44:39 +0200 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of?] Message-ID: <4FD069F7.2030407@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BQLa9CvsV%2BV%2BnZ8ahBPn4LwcDtn6w5vdoK4ony0y37nJ-eR8Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <20120605201900.GB60388@hs1.VERBENA> <20120605172046.2571e964@scorpio> <03ad948ef0fdab7fabfe119fdef00a0a@mail.magehandbook.com> <20120606150500.1345c639@scorpio> <CA%2BQLa9CvsV%2BV%2BnZ8ahBPn4LwcDtn6w5vdoK4ony0y37nJ-eR8Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On 6/6/12 9:55 PM, Robert Simmons wrote: > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote: >> On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:49:53 -0400 >> Daniel Staal articulated: >> >>> On 2012-06-05 17:20, Jerry wrote: >>> >>>> The question that I have not seen answered in this thread is what >>>> FreeBSD intents to do. From what I have seen, most FreeBSD users do >>>> not >>>> use the latest versions of most hardware, so it may be a while before >>>> its user base is even effected. >>> >>> I don't believe at this point FreeBSD has any intent one way or >>> another, really. It's not an immediate problem for any platform >>> supported by the FreeBSD project, at least for a technically-inclined >>> user who's willing to check out their BIOS. (Even if they are using >>> the latest hardware, the x86-derived platforms aren't going to require >>> this code signing yet.) So it'll probably be a 'wait and see if it's >>> something the FreeBSD community needs a solution for' at this point. >>> But this is just my impression. >> >> I totally agree with you. Unfortunately that speaks to the sad state of >> affairs that FreeBSD appears to be in. When it comes to supporting the >> latest technologies, it tends to be behind the curve when compared to >> other operating systems. Wireless networking and USB support are only a >> few examples. >> >> I don't know of any user personally who purchased a new PC and then >> threw FreeBSD on it. Most users that I have come into contact with use >> 2+ year old units that have been replaced by shiny new Windows units. I >> don't see that changing anytime soon. > > I would have to disagree with you there. I know of quite a few users > who happen to run one of the world's largest content distribution > networks (accounting for about one third of the internet's traffic; up > there with pornography). They purchased more than just a handful of > new computers and threw FreeBSD on them: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2012-June/068129.html You're talking about servers here, I think Jerry was speaking more generally, about a lambda user buying a computer and *definitely* not installing FBSD (or anything else) on it. The typical users just wants to buy "internet and emails" without a care in the world about the OS.
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