Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:44:05 +0300 From: "onsapoengo Ons" <onsapoengo@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors Message-ID: <4be2da2e0812062344y26eddcc9sf589531d10c71a1c@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello ! It would be desirable to learn from experienced users OS - why FreeBSD does not concern the category serious systems at the overwhelming majority of manufacturers of hardware. More recently there were times when anybody from manufacturers did not notice Linux. However now it is possible to find a few companies who does not write drivers Linux for the products. Has really problem only in small user-base? More recently for example I addressed in a support service of one very large company who making a servers. The question has been connected with incorrectly working equipment. When me have asked "Whats there OS on harware" and having received answer "FreeBSD", they have given out "put normal OS - their list is at us on a site and then we will respond on yours ticked". It is very strange to hear similar things if to consider that by data netcraft and to other sources of information FreeBSD is the favourite at a number of large organisations ISP. It seems to me vendors are afraid of that FreeBSD has stable Core no structure. And if the constant collective of the developers working for the paid standard working days of 5 days in week has been generated - who would give support FreeBSD - people would concern serious OS and they would not have a feeling of incomprehensibility about the future and perspectivity FreeBSD. The salary to these programmers can be collected through donations or - perhaps to let out the commercial project on the basis of FreeBSD - for example the complete well adjusted distribution kit for servers or desktop - as PCBSD command does. And it is still possible - somewhere to publish base loyal vendors - "good" and "evil" in relation to FreeBSD. In number good to bring those who by own strength accompanies FreeBSD drivers the equipment. For example I know from such - 3Ware letting out controllers. Nvidia graphics card for i386. I very much love FreeBSD as OS, but unfortunately people have no correct representation about it. Where the truth. Thanks & WBR!
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