Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:56:22 -0400 From: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Embedded in 3rd Party Applications and Appliances? Message-ID: <46C1C296.3070304@pixelhammer.com> In-Reply-To: <44y7ge19cw.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <32689E5C-7A17-42EA-A782-F7B310CDD54B@splunk.com> <44y7ge19cw.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Pervaiz Choudhry <pervaiz@splunk.com> writes:
>
>> We are trying determine cost and benefits of supporting FreeBSD
>> platform for OEM market. Does any one have data on the installbase
>> for FreeBSD "Embedded" in 3rd party applications and appliances? We
>> are looking for ball park numbers.
>
> There is no requirement to tell anyone else that you're using FreeBSD
> in a product, so some people don't. As a result, I would be highly
> suspicious of any numbers anyone *could* come up with (I would expect
> such numbers to miss a lot of applications).
>
> A better approach in my opinion would be to look at specific use
> cases; the FreeBSD web site includes some information of that sort.
> One example not listed there is that Juniper Networks routers control
> plane ("JunOS", I think) is based on FreeBSD.
>
I am configuring some Coyote Point load balancers right now and they run
FreeBSD.
DAve
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