From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 22 08:49:34 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 624D7106566C for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:49:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E6C28FC0A for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:49:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws18 with SMTP id 18so4925777vws.13 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:49:33 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.27.3 with SMTP id p3mr2002535vdg.224.1314002973378; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:49:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.154.73 with HTTP; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:49:33 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [93.221.174.27] In-Reply-To: <4E516976.9060506@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <3396736345-1119661735@intranet.com.mx> <8D1916B6-889F-4ECB-8455-17FE27F52684@d3photography.com> <3396744913-1119661742@intranet.com.mx> <4E516976.9060506@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:49:33 +0200 Message-ID: From: "C. P. Ghost" To: Matthew Seaman Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: A quality operating system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:49:34 -0000 On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 21/08/2011 05:13, Jorge Biquez wrote: >> if for some reason, I know it is impossible, but if for some reason >> FreeBSD would stop existing... serious users of FreeBSD, what would be >> your next OS? > > If the FreeBSD project disbanded (for some unimaginable reason), then I > guess I'd have to choose an OS based on one of the forks of FreeBSD code > base that would undoubtedly be created as a reaction to that. > > About the only thing that could conceivably cause FreeBSD to disband > would be some sort of deep schism and internecine conflict within the > developer community. =A0Even so, the usual course is for one of the > schismatic groups to leave in a huff and start their own project, > leaving the rump of the original to lick its wounds and carry on. We've survived the biggest schism so far: the dropping of Beastie as the default image in /boot/loader.conf and the introduction of the sex toy logo. Since the community could survive this dual tragedy, I'm optimistic it'll survive almost ANYTHING. :-) -cpghost. --=20 Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/