Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 21:00:51 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Andrey Chernov <ache@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux kernel compatability Message-ID: <8A69DE05-A433-4D40-8E63-8F06215606F2@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20110106024403.GB22349@vniz.net> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101031017110.1450@desktop> <20110103220153.69cf59e0@kan.dnsalias.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101031859290.1450@desktop> <20110104082252.45bb5e7f@kan.dnsalias.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101041030120.1450@desktop> <20110105124045.6a0ddd1a@kan.dnsalias.net> <20110105175926.GA2101@vniz.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101051413070.1450@desktop> <D3E4F3D4-55FD-48B5-B175-CF152B9B3AE4@samsco.org> <20110106024403.GB22349@vniz.net>
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On Jan 5, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Andrey Chernov wrote: > On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 05:17:21PM -0700, Scott Long wrote: >>> We have not been marginalized in this space because we have an = emulator. We just don't have the marketshare in many areas. If = anything, these emulators improve our marketshare. >>=20 >> I agree entirely. Companies look at marketshare and ability to turn = more revenue than costs (i.e. profit). Like Jeff, I've had my share of = dealing with companies who have made a conscious to support or not = support FreeBSD based on those factors. Petitions and letters sound = great on Slashdot, but don't work in the real world. Emulation = increases marketshare. >=20 > Emulation decreases our marketshare, presenting us like=20 > not-so-good-but-trying Linux clone, so, for this reason alone, every=20= > serious company will put its money on Linux product running on real = Linux=20 > instead of thinking about porting it into FreeBSD. >=20 I'm sorry, this simply hasn't been true in my experience. I've worked = with companies that have decided to support FreeBSD, and I've worked = with companies that have decided not to support FreeBSD. Emulation has = never been used as an excuse to not support FreeBSD. It's purely a = cost/benefit decision. Scott
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