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FreeBSD 10-Year Anniversary Tonight

Posted by timothy on from the you-are-surrounded-by-pretty-screens dept.

regs writes "There's a free 10-year anniversary party for FreeBSD tonight. Should be an interesting place to meet-and-greet. The venue is jwz's wonderful nightclub, The DNA Lounge. Of course, if you're not in the Bay Area to start with, you probably can't make it." Bearing that in mind ...

79 comments

  1. PIty I wasn't Paying Attention by szyzyg · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Being a BSD user who's also a profesisonal DJ in the Bay area..... it might have been appropriate.
    Hey, I'd even put on my BSD daemon outfit I wore while performing for halloween

    Then again I use linux too.

  2. Holy shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    What do you poor *BSD people do to deserve this? All the trolls, I mean. I guess there is no denying there are a lot of bad attitudes, but is it so much worse than the Linux community?

    Although this is surely its more than one poor idiot who got a one liner patch to ls rejected and has a chip on his shoulder. Then again, maybe not - I underestimate the power of the nerd scorned...

    1. Re:Holy shit by deek · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      • What do you poor *BSD people do to deserve this? All the trolls, I mean. I guess there is no denying there are a lot of bad attitudes, but is it so much worse than the Linux community?

      You mean all the BSD is dying posts? It's not as if anyone takes it seriously. I hope not, anyway. All I see it as, is a bit of cheeky banter between the Linux and BSD fans. The BSD people give it as well as receive it, y'know.
  3. Ridiculous by Shaklee39 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is getting out of hand, the last 30 or so comments have all been bsd is dying trolls. Maybe censorship isn't such a bad thing?

    1. Re:Ridiculous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Score:2, Interesting" given to a comment suggesting that censorship is a good thing.

      Only on Slashdot!

    2. Re:Ridiculous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not only do they share the bsd-is-dying theme, they seem to have been copy 'n' pasted from other bsd-is-dying trolls. Though it's nice to see some poems and stuff... the linux camp is pretty creative aren't they?

      *sigh* What a bunch of insensitive zealots... get over it, some day linux will die too. The only way you can displace *BSD and keep your linux alive is to write better code, and not just shitting here and dissing other OSes that are also in the open source camp.

    3. Re:Ridiculous by Incompetent+Troll · · Score: 0
      The only way you can displace *BSD and keep your linux alive is to write better code
      Or they could just continue doing what they're doing, since they've already managed to destroy *BSD.
    4. Re:Ridiculous by Shanep · · Score: 1

      This is getting out of hand, the last 30 or so comments have all been bsd is dying trolls. Maybe censorship isn't such a bad thing?

      I didn't know about these particular trolls today until I read your post (I am browsing at 1). So I guess a person censoring what they want to see is probably best.

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      War crimes, torture, lies, illegal spying... Would someone give Bush a blowjob, already, so he can be impeached?
    5. Re:Ridiculous by Shanep · · Score: 1

      censoring what they want to see

      Oops, sorry. Should be "censoring what they don't want to see".

      --
      War crimes, torture, lies, illegal spying... Would someone give Bush a blowjob, already, so he can be impeached?
  4. I don't understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Would some one please clue me in to why people have such a negative view of BSD's? I just dont understand. I use FreeBSD for something every day, and it has'nt failed on me yet.

    1. Re:I don't understand by Incompetent+Troll · · Score: 0

      If you really believe all the anti-BSD posts are from one individual you are a sad, pathetic man.

    2. Re:I don't understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If you can't see the sarcasm and humor behind that, so are you.

  5. BSD IS COOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I have been a user of linux since about 1995 and I've had experience with several distributions, and have found NONE that compare with FreeBSD. I used Debian up until two months ago when I finally switched to using FreeBSD full-time. I switched because the *BSD's are much more of an integrated system than Linux is. This enables them to have much better security, a cleaner design, easier to admin, more stability, etc.

    I like linux but in most cases the system is being held together with bailing wire and duck tape. For instance, the Debian project cannot even secure thier own servers as shown by Friday's attack!

    1. Re:BSD IS COOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You dumb faggot, I'll kick your teeth in!

    2. Re:BSD IS COOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      Debian has always been quite a reliable OS. There must be reasons why the server has been compromised. We'll still have to see whether their boxes were actually hacked or not.
      I like linux but in most cases the system is being held together with bailing wire and duck tape. For instance, the Debian project cannot even secure thier own servers as shown by Friday's attack!
      Just because you are involved in a car accident, does it means that you suck at driving?
    3. Re:BSD IS COOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Until you want to update your kernel and then you can't until you update all the user space tools. You also can't update to the latest ports without upgrading to unstable.

      What took you so long to switch to FreeBSD anyway?

    4. Re:BSD IS COOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      For instance, the Debian project cannot even secure thier own servers as shown by Friday's attack!

      They weren't hacked. One of the Deb folks wasn't careful enough with their password.

    5. Re:BSD IS COOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I am a FreeBSD user and have made the switch in 1999. Just because I have used Debian and other linux distros doesn't mean I have to act like some of the linux folks and shout, "Linux is dying!" We BSD people have class and play nice.

  6. This is inexplainable by grilo · · Score: 1

    If *BSD is so bad, why do people keep trolling it and trying to bash it, and say "oh, look, our linsux/winblows is better than *BSD".

    It's about time people start getting a grip!

    I for one would like to have the financial resources to allow myself an indulgency as to participate in BSD's 10 years party.

    1. Re:This is inexplainable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It's not inexplainable at all. There are those who see the BSDs as threats to their belief. There are those who think that their OS is superior, and that everyone else who doesn't use that particular OS are losers.

      You can hardly expect a truely elite hacker to stir this kind of shit up... it is those self-proclaimed script kiddies having no clue how difficult it is to write a reliable OS who do all the talk.

      Just have a look at what Alan Cox said about the BSDs, people... you'd be suprised that one of your Linux.God is not a BSD-bashing bloke.

    2. Re:This is inexplainable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Err, big deal. Have a look at what practially all BSD developers say about Linux.

    3. Re:This is inexplainable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Err, big deal. Have a look at what practially all BSD developers say about Linux.

      You mean... nothing? You Linux people can have your little play-time in the sandbox. But when you fill your sandbox so full of shit that it overflows, don't come and shit in ours.

  7. We will not miss much ;) by raghuram · · Score: 2, Informative

    I guess we will not miss much, atleast if you have a broadband lying around. http://www.dnalounge.com/cam/ and watch the live webcast.

    I better grab my beer from the fridge.

    Ram.

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    -ram
  8. why bother? by thehive · · Score: 1

    If all the people crying above about BSD being dead why bother about it, why write about? If you people think your favourite OS is better than BSD think again, since i don't think windows, linux or BSD are the cutting edge OS'es. As for *BSD is dying. The latest Netcraft survey shows over 2 million active sites, and almost 4 million active hostnames all running on FreeBSD. Combined with the report that 5 of the top 10 hosting companies in terms of reliability were FreeBSD based.

    1. Re:why bother? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Indeed. Nobody cries "JFK is dead" because everybody knows it to be true. The louder the "BSD is dying" trolls shout, the more it becomes obvious that BSD is, in fact, quite healthy and they are only trolling because it's certainly not going away as they want.

    2. Re:why bother? by kirkjobsluder · · Score: 1

      Well, it looks like the trolls have had their desired response. After all, there are more posts about the trolls than about the party.

  9. Wish I could be there.. by rf0 · · Score: 1

    but at that time I will be safely tucked up in bed. Anyway way to go FreeBSD. Have a drink on me

    Rus

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  10. I just hope by the+real+darkskye · · Score: 1

    that all the cvs trees have had a code freeze before the party starts and for the rest of the week, I don't want no drunken/hungover commits breaking my builds ;)

    WTG FreeBSD, have a 10 year old single malt from the 51st State

    --
    Music is everybody's possession.
    It's only publishers who think that people own it.
    Fuck Beta
    ~John Lenno
    1. Re:I just hope by Carnildo · · Score: 1

      Which 51st state is that?

      --
      "They redundantly repeated themselves over and over again incessantly without end ad infinitum" -- ibid.
    2. Re:I just hope by the+real+darkskye · · Score: 1

      The one on the other side of the Atlantic Pond, known as The Untided Kingdom ... or was it United, I forget

      --
      Music is everybody's possession.
      It's only publishers who think that people own it.
      Fuck Beta
      ~John Lenno
  11. Please bring your own shovel... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    We may may run out during the actual burials.

    Beer provided though.

    1. Re:Please bring your own shovel... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yes, there are a lot of bloated penguins to bury aren't there?

      RIP Linux.

  12. Dual Booting is cool! by kolombangara · · Score: 0
    Talking about dead, I am forced to use PaintCan Linux on a server at work and my brain cells retract from the mundane normalcy that Windows users tearfully regard as genius and challenging.

    Then there are the Second Level Support guys dual-booting XP ~PRO~ (gotta say PRO) and 3 versions of Linnux. I can't behold how cool they are.

    PROBLEM WITH BSD-aftert the install, it runs forever and you never need to log in again. Good for Linnux and Windows "perpetual destroy and repair" admins, which they inadvertently break their own daily and in spite of themselves get the extra funds and headcount to maintain the business.

    BSD is jewel, Linux is a Wal-Mart T-Shirt.

  13. DNA Lounge & BSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I like BSD; I do not like Jamie's freaky friends.

    1. Re:DNA Lounge & BSD by gr · · Score: 1

      That's okay.

      I'm pretty sure they don't like you either, based on what they were saying on IRC about the music requests at the FBSD party...

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      Do you have a /. uid shorter than five digits? No? Then piss off.
  14. Amazing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Amazing that 99% of these trolls are made by the same asshole who has gone in and created special /. IDs for the occasion.

    And if BSD is dead, how do you explain that it's at least five times as prevalent on the desktop as Lame-UX?

    1. Re:Amazing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      5 times? source please.

  15. YHBT YHL FOAD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    YHBT YHL FOAD

  16. Re:sweet! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    maybe you didn't hear... Linux users aren't welcome. wait for the next penguin love-in.

  17. FreeBSD is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    You don't keed to be Kreskin to look into FreeBSD's future. Even a child knows that FreeBSD is dying. All major marketing surveys show that FreeBSD has steadily declined in market share. FreeBSD is very sick and its long term survival prospects are very dim.

    Due to the troubles of Walnut Creek, abysmal sales and so on, FreeBSD went out of business and was taken over by BSDI who sell another troubled OS. Now BSDI is also dead, its corpse turned over to yet another charnel house.

    The numbers continue to decline for *BSD but FreeBSD may be hurting the most. Look at the numbers. The erosion of user base for FreeBSD continues in a head spinning downward spiral. In truth, for all practical purposes FreeBSD is already dead. It is a dead man walking. It's a fact: FreeBSD is dying.