Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 21:27:55 -0600 (MDT) From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> To: Peter Korsten <peter@grendel.IAEhv.nl> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux faster thasn FreeBSD Message-ID: <199709230327.VAA12177@obie.softweyr.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <19970922230127.57989@grendel.IAEhv.nl> References: <14710.874943531@time.cdrom.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95.970922130135.12921B-100000@adam.adonai.net> <19970922230127.57989@grendel.IAEhv.nl>
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Peter Korsten writes:
> Lee Crites (AEI) shared with us:
> > As for me and my house, we will use FreeBSD for everything we
> > can!
>
> Yes, I too have always dreamed of having access to the source code
> of my refridgerator. I just wonder if FreeBSD has enough real-time
> capabilities to swith on the light at the right time when I open
> the door.
No, but with a couple of million dollars in consulting fees, I can port
uC/OS to your target hardware, implment a tiny TCP/IP stack on it, place
an embedded web server on it, and let you drive your refrigerator using
FreeBSD. And all of the programming will be done on FreeBSD! ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com
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