FreeBSD 5.0 Available

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 19, 2003 @02:04AM from the still-has-a-better-mascot dept.

Vegard writes "Although not yet officially announced, the 5.0 version of FreeBSD is beginning to appear on the FreeBSD FTP site and mirrors world wide." Congrats to the developers. Update: 01/19 17:44 GMT by T : Some more detail -- Dan writes "Scott Long of FreeBSD Release Engineering team has officially announced the availability of FreeBSD 5.0 release. Improvements include second generation UFS filesystem, GEOM, the extensible and flexible storage framework, DEVFS, the device virtual filesystem, Bluetooth, ACPI, CardBus, IEEE 1394 and many more! FreeBSD is also available on 64-bit sparc64 and ia64 platforms."

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More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by Amsterdam+Vallon · 2003-01-19 02:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed worldwide each year. For no reason.

Pork is an unhealthy food source. Most people who eat pork also have access to other, non-meat foods.

Pigs are some of the most intelligent beings on our planet. Why do we kill them by the billions? Just to enjoy the transient pleasure of tasting their flesh?

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1. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by tlund · 2003-01-19 02:08 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Why do we kill them by the billions? Just to enjoy the transient pleasure of tasting their flesh?
  
  Yes.
  
  *feeding the troll*
2. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by oliverjms · 2003-01-19 02:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Yes, pork is nice.
3. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by Chicane-UK · 2003-01-19 02:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Yeah.. but bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste good!
  
  And aren't dolphins, whales (and duh, humans?) more intelligent :)
  
  --
  "Hey! Unless this is a nude love-in, get the hell off my property!!"
4. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by evilmonkey_666 · 2003-01-19 02:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Pigs are some of the most intelligent beings on our planet. Why do we kill them by the billions? Just to enjoy the transient pleasure of tasting their flesh?
  Uh, YES!
  HMMMM, Bacon..... *drools*
  
  --
  
  - PS. This is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R where eliminated.
5. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by Twirlip+of+the+Mists · 2003-01-19 06:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  If whales are so intelligent, how come it took them so long to catch on to the "harpoons are pointy" idea? I mean, they've got the whole ocean to hide in! How hard is it to stay away from the little boats?
  ;-)
  
  --
  
  I write in my journal
6. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-19 07:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Well, lets see - there is the fact that whales are at the top of the food chain in the ocean, and have few natural predators once they reach adulthood. Imagine the first few days of hunting in a national park were it ever permitted. You would have animals just sitting there waiting for you to pull the trigger. I've actually had deer walk up to me in parks before - something that *never* happens where hunting is allowed.
  
  There's also the fact that they still have to breathe air, so coming to the surface is a must. Whales can, and do, sense danger, and will try to stay under as long as possible, but eventually they have to come up. All the whaler has to do is track it with a sonar, an unbelievably easy task given the size of the animal, until then.
  
  Not really a fair fight, is it?
7. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-19 08:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Pig's a filthy animal Vincent....
I can vouch for it. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-19 02:08 · Score: -1, Offtopic

It's the most stable release ever.

Obey the red demon!
Jesus Saves! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-19 02:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Jesus Saves!
Re:From the BSD 5.0 Bugs Page by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-19 02:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You're the moron with the pork post. I ate at KFC the other day for no other reason than PETA started up their Kentucky Friend Cruelty bullshit.

Also, smart controller cards are nice for adding large drives to older machines. When my 6.4GB hdd filled up, I upgraded to one that was 60GB. Not only was my motherboard too old to support that large of a drive, but so was my Windows95. I popped in a smart controller card, and everything worked flawlessly. I have 20GB for Windows, 20GB for Linux, and 20GB more FAT32 storage.
Re:From the BSD 5.0 Bugs Page by Angry+White+Guy · 2003-01-19 02:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Amsterdam Vallon, are you the one responsible for arguably the best first post ever?

Check my sig,

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You think that I'm crazy, you should see this guy!
Holy Crap by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-19 02:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I got my dick stuck in my dog!
Yes, for a reason. by nurb432 · 2003-01-19 03:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic

They taste good.

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Sad news ... IN SOVIET RUSSIA troll found dead. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-19 03:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Police have filed a report that an Ohio resident has been found beaten and stabbed in his basement apartment. The victim was found with wounds from a curved knife of some sort and injuries consistant with a heavy blunt object.

I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
How to acquire BSD licenses by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-19 05:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

A software product license grants you the legal right to run or access a software program. A license agreement governs your use of the licensed software program.

There are three basic steps required to purchase a software license after you have determined which software program(s) you need:

Determine the license you need.
Decide the best purchase option--perpetual vs. subscription, for example.
Determine where you should purchase.
Determining the License You Need
A software product is categorized at three different levels: product pool, product, and edition. For example, with Microsoft® Office XP Professional, the product pool is Applications, the product is Office XP, and the edition is Professional.

Product Pool. Microsoft software programs fall under one of the following three product pools:
Applications. Microsoft application software programs are used to perform functions such as word processing and spreadsheet and presentation creation. Examples of Microsoft applications include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio®, and Microsoft Project. Developer tools and utilities, such as Microsoft Visual Studio® are also part of the Microsoft applications pool.
Systems. Microsoft desktop operating system software programs such as Microsoft Windows® XP Professional operating system control a computer and make it possible for users to enter and run applications.
Servers. Microsoft server software programs provide a variety of functions such as database storage, e-mail, messaging, and event monitoring for workers who are part of a larger network or business unit who need to share information. Examples of servers include Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000, and Windows 2000 Server. For more information on purchasing Microsoft server software products, see How to Buy .NET Enterprise Servers
Product. The software program. For example, Office, Visual Studio, Windows 2000, or SQL Server.
Edition. Suggests the features included in a product.
Determining the Best Purchase Option and Purchase Point
Original Equipment Manufacturer
You may license products through an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). These products, such as Windows operating systems, come installed when you purchase a new computer.

Full Packaged Product (FPP)-Retail
Physical, shrink-wrapped boxes of licensed product that can be purchased in a local retail store or any local software retailer.

Volume Licensing for Organizations
You may enjoy potentially significant savings by acquiring multiple product licenses. Depending on the size and type of your organization, you have the following volume licensing options:

Open License 6.0. Designed for organizations purchasing as few as five licenses.
Select License 6.0. Designed for organizations that have 250 or more desktops and are able to forecast software license acquisitions over a three-year period.
Enterprise Agreement 6.0. Perhaps the best choice for organizations that have 250 or more desktops and that are looking to standardize their enterprise on one or more of the Microsoft Platform Enterprise Products (Office Professional, Windows Professional upgrade and Core Client Access License) at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term.
Enterprise Subscription Agreement 6.0. The program for corporate customers with 250 or more desktops who prefer to license Microsoft software products on a subscription basis. Enterprise Subscription Agreement 6.0 allows your organization to standardize on one or more Microsoft Platform Enterprise Products at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term.
Academic Volume Licensing. If your organization is an academic institution, you may qualify for one of the Microsoft academic licensing programs.
Uhh.. Taco you suck. by mindflux · 2003-01-19 06:13 · Score: 0, Offtopic

2003-01-19 04:48:49 FreeBSD 5.0 on FreeBSD ftp's, not officially annou (bsd,bsd) (rejected)
2003-01-19 05:09:15 FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE (articles,news) (rejected)

MMMKAY!