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Updated FreeBSD Release Schedule

Posted by Hemos on from the for-the-world-at-large dept.

Serin K Medusa writes: "The folks over at FreeBSD.org have put up a new 'roadmap' detailing the plan of action for the remainder of the year. In particular, check out the plans for a 5.0 preview and expected dates for 4.6. Interesting reading if you're following -CURRENT."

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  1. 5.0 is a pretty big change. by jon_c · · Score: 5, Informative
    in case anyone cares the goals for 5.0 are:

    SMPng - fully threaded, preemptable and re-entrant kernel with interrupt handlers running as threads. More than one CPU can run in the kernel simultaneously.

    devfs - fully dynamic device creation and tear-down (for things like PCCARD and USB).

    Geom - stackable disk model (http://www.freebsd.org/~phk/Geom)

    Newcard - New PCCARD/CARDBUS subsystem with much better support for newer hardware (like CARDBUS) and integration with FreeBSD's newbus driver API.

    gcc 3.0 - Upgrade to latest compiler technology

    source

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  2. Re:Well planned release by swb · · Score: 5, Informative

    There is no smbclient or smbmount, so you can't even think of doing that.

    $ uname -sr
    FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE
    $ man mount_smbfs

    MOUNT_SMBFS(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual MOUNT_SMBFS(8)

    NAME
    mount_smbfs     - mounts a shared resource from an SMB file server

    It was added to the system in the past year.

  3. Re:Well planned release by Metrol · · Score: 5, Informative

    I switched from FreeBSD back to RedHat

    Funny, I switched from RedHat to FreeBSD due to a seemingly endless line of RPM dependancy issues, config files that seem to defy all logic, and a directory structure that feels like your totally lost in a video game maze.

    but some packages are still "broke" because of the way that FreeBSD is.

    276 packages installed here on my primary workstation. Full implementation of Samba, KDE, Gnome, Apache, MySQL, and lots and lots of other stuff. Each and every package in there is working as expected. Oh, and when one of those packages comes out with a new version...

    portupgrade samba

    ...and it just handles ALL the rest. No subscription fees to RedHat to get access to a non-sucky FTP server.

    (For example, the SMBD package doesn't work as a domain controller because you can't have a dollar sign in a user name in freebsd.

    Umm, why would you want a dollar sign in the user name?? When doing NT style networking you place the dollar sign in the share name, which works just peachy.

    There is no smbclient or smbmount, so you can't even think of doing that.)

    SMB support is right in the kernel! Yes, smbmount exists natively in FreeBSD. smbclient isn't native, as it's a part of the Samba package. As it should be I might add.

    It's a pretty good and fast operating system, but I've switched back to the more popular one for more features and support.

    Probably for the best. Either you haven't used FreeBSD in the last 2-3 years, or you didn't properly research the subjects you were having troubles with.

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  4. It's Interesting to Me... by Neovanglist · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's interesting to me how you can think FreeBSD is dying when several major things have happened on the FreeBSD front.

    1)FreeBSD released FreeBSD-4.5 RELEASE just not to long ago, and it has full Java support.

    2)FreeBSD is getting new applications ported to it every day. (Note: XFree86 4.2.0 now has FreeBSD binaries available, check XFree86.org)

    3)FreeBSD was a good enough OS to have Apple base their new flagship OS (MacOSX) on it. (I don't see them planning to make a Linux based MacOS)

    4)FreeBSD's TCP/IP stack was good enough for Microsoft to steal and put in Win2k/XP

    With all this said, and the new release schedule, how in the world can you call it dead?

    Regards,
    Neovanglist