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FreeBSD 5.2.1 Released
Kalev writes "The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has announced FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE. This is intended to address several bugs and vulnerabilities discovered in the FreeBSD 5.2 release. See the Release Notes. The release is now available for downloading. If you are currently running FreeBSD 5.x, you can easily cvsup to it or use binary upgrade feature of sysinstall."
We really have to admit that FreeBSD is in decline. In all likelihood, there may be only one more (or possibly two) releases before FreeBSD goes away forever.
I know it is now almost a mantra set in stone that "FreeBSD is dying". Unfortunately, the abuse of that fact by trolls has obscured the truth, that truth being that FreeBSD really is dying.
My main reason for moving away from FreeBSD has been twofold. First, to avoid the constant political infighting and bickering. And secondly, to investigate more promising and viable entries in the operating systems sweepstakes. FreeBSD is no longer a legitimate player, I'm sorry to say.
It is a real shame that while Linux 2.0 still remains alive and well, *BSD is in a state of utter and complete decay.
It's ironic that despite the best efforts of Theo and the FreeBSD core team that the *BSD is slowly rotting and decaying into a morass of filth and gore; meanwhile the Linux bazaar is brimming with newfound hope and glory.
"(posting anonymously to preserve my precious karma)"
Riiiiight... and you previewed your comment before you posted, huh?
Isn't it great when a troll forgets to click that pesky little "Post Anonymously" checkbox, and you see his real username? Especially when it's such an old and stale troll about BSD dying?
Anyway I have been running 5.2 for a while and it has been solid:
Uptime: 11:30AM up 39 days, 20:47, 6 users, load averages: 2.04, 2.01, 2.00
I have only tried FreeBSD once before, I believe it was in the 4.x series, and it was OK as a server, but I couldn't get X to work. I was still semi-new to the Linux/Unix world at that point, so that may have been part of it, but 5.2 works well as a server and a desktop, which was not very difficult at all to get running. So even though I didn't need to feed that trolls, I figured I'd chime in with my (good) experience with FreeBSD 5.2...
Hosting: as low as $5.95/Mo
What an odd troll...
Apple has made no significant code contributions to the freebsd codebase to date, AFAIK. Certainly not the scheduling and SMP code. You guys are slipping.
uname -a
does that look the same?
Wow, you're an idiot.
The kernel Windows NT/2K/XP runs on is in no way shape or form related to mach. It came from work IBM and Microsoft started in the early Eighties to replace DOS. It eventually became OS/2 and Windows NT and the rest is history.
Windows XP does not run on Mach or any variants thereof.
They changed the default theme to "Luna".
I think its sad that you take time out to worry about trolls. as the saying goes, YHBT YHL HAND
you fell for a cut and paste troll
I think you are the one with a disorder: you reply to a troll expecting them to become offended and stop posting. lol
That was a quick autopsy.
Dead bodies can retain gas for several days or even weeks after death, leading to periodic releases. Users installing this new release are advised to equip Hazmat suits with appropriate filtration.
In a startling turn of events today, a previously little-known fact came into the public eye: "*BSD Sux0rs". This came as a complete surprise to the BUWLA, or BSD Users With Large Assholes, as they previously thought that *BSD 0wned.
"You see, even though I have never contributed code to any BSD project, I thought it was my duty to be a big asshole to others which don't use the OS I do, because it just 0wnz.", said one FreeBSD user. "Now that I know it sux0rs, though, I have to go find something else to be an asshole about."
One notorious OpenBSD fanatic known as WideOpen, told reporters, "I have to kill myself. This isn't how it was supposed to happen. My BSD has always been the best, and shouting that opinion in other people's faces at every chance I got has been my only hobby. It was all I ever did. It was what got me out of bed in the morning. Now I have to die. I will jam my bedpost up my ass until I hit my brain. It is the only way to go: BSD style."
In the volatile world of operating systems anything can happen. "At least we don't sux0r as much as Windows users", BigAzz, a relatively well-known NetBSD user said. "Screaming things in people's faces is my calling. Now I need to scream that BSD sux0rs. What a sad world. At least I won't kill myself like those uber-asshole OpenBSD guys. They are just way over the top. Or were, at least."
Nobody knows for sure what the future holds for the state of operating systems, but with Netcraft confirming the sux0r status, *BSD users all over the world will have to stick something else up their asses from now on or risk looking even more gay than they used to.
The -BURIAL always follows the -WAKE.
I can't believe this, somebody fell for the BSD is dying troll that has been floating around here for 4 years. that is almost as bad as falling for the 17 meg file troll.
Scott H Long ... shlong.. hah! You shlong. Or is that shlong spelled schlong?
I cant find it, or ANY contribution????
. html ./dev/bktr/bktr_tuner.c
ace:/usr/src/sys$ find . -type f -exec grep 'apple.com' \{} \; -print
* http://gemma.apple.com:80/dev/technotes/tn/tn1012
ace:/usr/src/sys$