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[209.85.167.182]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id j140sm1382623oib.46.2020.02.18.09.19.41 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:19:42 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-oi1-f182.google.com with SMTP id a142so20845588oii.7; Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:19:41 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:350:: with SMTP id j16mr1857061oie.168.1582046381155; Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:19:41 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200217231452.717FA1E820@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: From: Tomasz CEDRO Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:19:29 +0100 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD 12.0 end-of-life To: Ed Maste Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List , FreeBSD Stable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 48MSJx2pHnz4V17 X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=cedro.info header.s=google header.b=Npd/G7l/; dmarc=none; spf=none (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of tomek@cedro.info has no SPF policy when checking 2607:f8b0:4864:20::241) smtp.mailfrom=tomek@cedro.info X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.60 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[cedro.info:s=google]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-stable@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[cedro.info]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[cedro.info:+]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[1.4.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; IP_SCORE(-0.30)[ip: (2.14), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-1.89), asn: 15169(-1.68), country: US(-0.05)]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:19:47 -0000 Hello Ed, thanks for your input :-) On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 3:46 PM Ed Maste wrote: > > 12.0 was a problematic release. 12.1 brings even more problems. > > The major issue with 12.1 is a problem with the Intel graphics kernel > module, and fixing that was held up by both 12.0 and 12.1 being > supported. The problem will automatically resolve once 12.0 is no > longer supported. > > (Yes, I wish we were able to address this issue in a way other than > waiting for 12.0's EOL, but nobody in the FreeBSD development > community was able to find the time to do so.) Ah, in this case 12.0 EoL is highly desired. Now I understand. Thank you :-) But also as this DRM user (for Intel and AMD) I have experienced the related hiccups, problems, and problems solutions. It does not look like a FreeBSD way, but more like Linux way. I never noticed anything like this before. Sure, I can see this only as the end-user, maybe tester, I did no commits, so in theory I cannot complain, but it seems like more experienced kernel people could take part in this kind of solution architecture and design right from start in order to prevent avalanche of future problems and problematic solutions that will generate more problems. Another problem is the VirtualBox virtualization that is not really usable anymore. I am aware of closed-source VBox Guest Additions problem. My VM works fine for a first minute or two but then it stops when I start working on it. With DRM and Framebuffer X11 drivers so it does not seem related. It can consume all resources and/or break graphics (i.e. Enlightenment WM). I have tried various permutations of configuration and operating systems (mostly Windoze, but also Linux). I am not sure if I am the only person having this problem as I have asked some questions before. I know there is BHYVE but its not really that easy to use as VBox (to be honest I did not manage to run anything beyond examples). Simple and efficient hypervisor is a must have nowadays in productivity work. For a modern workstation a fairly good GPU driver and Virtualization seems mandatory. Not to mention input devices like Trackpad. I cannot use them reliably at this time anymore. It worked well in the past. Thus my question - why create a new release with new features when there are still basic features missing or incomplete.. I would really care for productivity in the first place even if its 9.12 release :-) I really love FreeBSD!! I advocate it in my every project and every project I am part of. I use it as a base on my servers. It worked really nice on my desktop, but it does not anymore. I am not really comfortable to switch to macOS BSD but time is precious and clients are waiting for the results.. I just wonder: 1. Maybe if Sony uses FreeBSD on their PlayStation with AMD GPU - could they share back the solution? 2. Maybe Intel could help in development of the DRM architecture? They have really nice R&D in Poland.. Did anyone try that? :-) -- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info