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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:
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>     > 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