From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 14 18:59:10 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E01616A419 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:59:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@voidmain.net) Received: from tiltup.nepinc.com (tiltup.nepinc.com [66.207.136.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B847A13C459 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:59:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@voidmain.net) Received: from haiti.nepinc.com (pgh.nepinc.com [66.207.129.50]) (authenticated bits=0) by tiltup.nepinc.com (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l7EIx1aZ063400; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:59:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from freebsd@voidmain.net) Message-ID: <46C1FB59.9040000@voidmain.net> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:58:33 -0400 From: Tom Grove User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 (X11/20070801) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Pervaiz Choudhry References: <32689E5C-7A17-42EA-A782-F7B310CDD54B@splunk.com> <44y7ge19cw.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <3EACC1B6-8DF9-4FD2-8BE1-41E2E5C686DB@splunk.com> In-Reply-To: <3EACC1B6-8DF9-4FD2-8BE1-41E2E5C686DB@splunk.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Erik Swan , Lowell Gilbert , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Embedded in 3rd Party Applications and Appliances? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:59:10 -0000 Pervaiz Choudhry wrote: > Well put. Thanks, > > cheers, > > ~ pervaiz > 415-215-6530 > > > > On Aug 14, 2007, at 7:25 AM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > >> Pervaiz Choudhry 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. >> >> Good luck. >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" IronPort anti-spam servers use FreeBSD as a base for their ASyncOS. http://www.ironport.com/technology/ironport_asyncos_operating_system.html -Tom