Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 10:29:35 +0100 From: Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org> To: Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org> Cc: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r48150 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/explaining-bsd Message-ID: <376A469D-74FC-4C14-B783-D80B2B34A552@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgmGppjJjpJWb_yDpg7SWxp3pV9MFGFW9w4xLzZFBAFzBw@mail.gmail.com> References: <201602040801.u1481r5j087645@repo.freebsd.org> <1D0251FC-4524-49F3-8B11-A76E787D1270@FreeBSD.org> <CAF6rxgmGppjJjpJWb_yDpg7SWxp3pV9MFGFW9w4xLzZFBAFzBw@mail.gmail.com>
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--Apple-Mail=_D0BEA8EC-22A7-4A90-B2AE-52FA9DF0788F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On 04 Feb 2016, at 17:00, Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org> wrote: >=20 > On 4 February 2016 at 02:35, Remko Lodder <remko@freebsd.org> wrote: >>=20 >>> On 04 Feb 2016, at 09:01, Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>=20 >>> Author: eadler >>> Date: Thu Feb 4 08:01:53 2016 >>> New Revision: 48150 >>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/48150 >>>=20 >>> Log: >>> Remove 15+ yr old reference to the world's busiest FTP server >>>=20 >>> Modified: >>> head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/explaining-bsd/article.xml >>>=20 >>> Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/explaining-bsd/article.xml >>> = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D >>> --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/explaining-bsd/article.xml Thu = Feb 4 02:19:12 2016 (r48149) >>> +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/explaining-bsd/article.xml Thu = Feb 4 08:01:53 2016 (r48150) >>> @@ -31,14 +31,7 @@ >>> <abstract> >>> <para>In the open source world, the word <quote>Linux</quote> = is almost >>> synonymous with <quote>Operating System</quote>, but it is not = the only >>> - open source &unix; operating system. According >>> - to the <link = xlink:href=3D"http://www.leb.net/hzo/ioscount/data/r.9904.txt">Internet >>> - Operating System Counter</link>, as of April 1999 31.3% of = the >>> - world's network connected machines run Linux. 14.6% run BSD = &unix;. >>> - Some of the world's largest web operations, such as <link = xlink:href=3D"http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!</link>, run BSD. The = world's >>> - busiest FTP server of 1999 (now defunct), <link = xlink:href=3D"ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/">ftp.cdrom.com</link>, used BSD to >>> - transfer 1.4 TB of data a day. Clearly this is not a niche >>> - market: BSD is a well-kept secret.</para> >>> + open source &unix; operating system.</para> >>>=20 >>> <para>So what is the secret? Why is BSD not better known? = This white >>> paper addresses these and other questions.</para> >>=20 >> Why remove this? It explains why BSD is used and more specifically it = does not jump from =E2=80=98not the only unix operating system=E2=80=99 = to =E2=80=98so what is the secret, why is bsd not better known=E2=80=99. >=20 > A 15+ yr old reference that talks about transferring 1.4 TB of data a > day is hardly impressive. It might be better to reference Netflix or > Whatapp now. It does not go about =E2=80=98impressive=E2=80=99 or not but for = historical reasons. We can _add_ netflix or whatsapp, but we just should = not remove this because you find it outdated. >=20 > -- > Eitan Adler > Source, Ports, Doc committer > Bugmeister, Ports Security teams >=20 -- Best regards, Remko Lodder --Apple-Mail=_D0BEA8EC-22A7-4A90-B2AE-52FA9DF0788F Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJWtGt/AAoJEKjD27JZ84yw8uIP/3ECGIYjSpibr3WFR7oETEKw sOZw8aeU5xEz9Ir0xkjCPazg3M7Gu849j77UN11la7BF7ublkOBX/8g7dftPpZEL wfmj0Fbjp+AP9x80dM3JxEhGUxJHyDLcaz91lzn/Y7U3WY6cPRx5DitYJvuAf78q bOCKyVK1AvN+mBsPWtQ1ChXVS98g8KEZnktSUTEv1ssvFCQl6hKA6iOi2FQVzKKK L5iD+/7zHkq2C7VK+6dsCXQkCEYCXdqy836To1yEF7kTWJ2Rns6okljVA0YtgekG c8wrQdyELFe2K3DxgBhkFqP15Xn4XVdwHs7rt9SSTZi8/dve/g6fjd4TqlL2wA0B YZIL/Dp7g1nrSu/qAP1npKLL3LCbWm6lQQJOlus1/+WiHIlDoT52n/Bgnr+GNuLO LJcnUDfrRrfQ+siUlGxOnysBWf148JEKesGinxOd2V8hyFWQknOxL991KZA1WpUf f1mP5ASsBRG6+BopVRITFJ0fK0npGZxkYc8DcrrqdnHeroRkx3DONfCKIT5EtfgV VJk+Sed8fN3N6z77P3g+yPOT3fYXVq95ogi2Yj9spn5nfYpYcx6li5WGpt9PXFZ1 i2TrrWoNl8Jlnrcf7sBY6X/r9EcMQYlFFx2BCQLopHmdqYxaoh2kYNunuPqQZPu5 uXhLOLjktbFjwWzGoTk3 =Vzsz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_D0BEA8EC-22A7-4A90-B2AE-52FA9DF0788F--
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