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FreeBSD 5.0 RC2 Almost Ready

Posted by timothy on from the open-ended dept.

essdodson writes "Scott Long of the FreeBSD release engineering team has posted that FreeBSD 5.0 RC2 has been compiled and should be available shortly. Check it out and help make this the best FreeBSD release so far. The updated release schedule lists Jan 17, 2003 as the anticipated release date."

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  1. Preemptive Slashdotting by robbyjo · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... should be available shortly. Check it out ...

    This gives a whole new meaning to preemptive Slashdotting.

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  2. FreeBSD 5.0 rc2 now and Gentoo 1.4 soon! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is good news that the BSD is obvioously not dying as has been suspected. With such good news we noe have a BSD 5.0 and a Linux 1.4 (gentto)coming for christmas.

    Obviously The BSD is better OS than the Linux's becuase of the high version number!

  3. ahhh nuts by Morgahastu · · Score: 3, Funny

    I better retract my email to wired that nominated FreeBSD 5.0 RC2 as the biggest vapourware.

  4. Oh great... by AnonymousCowheard · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was doing fine...until the freeBSD release candidate 2 announcment. Then all the trolls scurry their furry digits over to File Manager and cut/paste C:\ms-advocacy\bsd_dying.txt into slashdot.

    Give me a break. I'm in the moment of downloading freeBSD, now I must stop because all the trolls can organize a slashdotting verry accuratly. They'll announce to their buddies over AIM; "Put up BSD signal! Set up bomb! ha ha..."

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  5. In related news, Duke Nukem Forever... by Blaede · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...is almost done as well, we think. All that's left to do is the art, programming and game design.

  6. Thats weird.. by PFAK · · Score: 2, Funny

    I downloaded FreeBSD 5.0-RC2, and burned it 4 hours ago, this is very weirdly worded. Somethings fishy about this ;)

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  7. Re:Difference between FreeBSD and OpenBSD? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    As follows:

    * FreeBSD was founded by a group that wanted to make the best damn i386 operating system ever.

    * NetBSD was founded by a group that wanted to make an operating system that would run on every computer ever made.

    * OpenBSD was founded by an asshole who was kicked off the NetBSD project for telling people who asked him questions to 'stop shoving your cock down my throat'.

  8. In other news... by Rhubarb+Crumble · · Score: 2, Funny
    .NET "almost" ready!

    Duke Nukem forever "almost" ready!

    Linux 2.6 "almost" ready!

  9. As opposed to: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Linux, which has to BEG for money.