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Date:      Sun, 3 Jun 2007 22:02:21 -0700
From:      "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com>
To:        "FreeBSD Current" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: New driver coming soon.
Message-ID:  <b1fa29170706032202y36d7216flbbe2b2cbb9ccdb2@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070604045337.GG16563@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au>
References:  <2a41acea0705301751t3d475bdagbb153e5ed25be8a5@mail.gmail.com> <20070531182233.GB1941@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE> <2a41acea0705311519l31dd95b3t81d70e321893f564@mail.gmail.com> <20070604045337.GG16563@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au>

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On 6/3/07, Wilkinson, Alex <alex.wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au> wrote:
>     0n Thu, May 31, 2007 at 03:19:44PM -0700, Jack Vogel wrote:
>
>     > FreeBSD customer base has been miniscule so not much has
>     > been done to the code, maybe someday in my spare time :)
>
> "miniscule" ? That's scary to hear :(

Until the last year, FreeBSD lagged in network performance, so trying
to push 10 GigE on it was not all that compelling.

FreeBSD is fast becoming competitive again. I also see a number of
non-technical factors that may drive a resurgence of interest in
FreeBSD.


 -Kip



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