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Interview with Matthew Dillon of DragonFly BSD

Posted by michael on from the laziness-impatience-and-hubris dept.

JigSaw writes "Well-known FreeBSD/DragonFly/Linux/Amiga system hacker Matthew Dillon discusses a number of interesting points regarding where the BSDs are going, the status and goals of his latest project DragonFly BSD, the status of his innovative Backplane distributed database, his exciting plans to develop DragonFly into a transparently cluster-capable system implementing native SSI (Single System Image) which is something that no other operating system can do today, and more."

18 of 233 comments (clear)

  1. I guess that'll show em. by AltGrendel · · Score: 3, Funny

    BSD isn't dead.

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    The simple truth is that interstellar distances will not fit into the human imagination

    - Douglas Adams

    1. Re:I guess that'll show em. by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is Slashdot, where any sufficiently advanced opinion is indistinguishable from fact.

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      The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  2. Re:Different threading model by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No BSD secrets for you, Darl!

  3. Here we go again by Blair16 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Queue the BSD is dead posts.
    Why can't we all just get along??

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    Chaos will always win out over order because chaos is more organized
    1. Re:Here we go again by buffer-overflowed · · Score: 3, Funny

      Because BSD users have a mascot called "Beastie" who is a devilish little chap and they use "daemons" to accomplish things that seem like magic to normal people.

      So, you see, it's obvious... BSD made a deal with the devil! And it's users weigh the same as ducks, therefor they are made of wood, and since they're made of wood, they are witches!

      I mean, didn't you ever wonder why we call them "holy wars"?

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      The key to the enjoyment of pop music is to replace any instance of "love" with "C.H.U.D."
    2. Re:Here we go again by Ashish+Kulkarni · · Score: 3, Funny

      heh, you might want to take a look at this joke. ;-)

  4. Re:What?! by RLiegh · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's official. ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/iso confirms it. FreeBSD 4.x is dying. kreskin... usenet... falling dead last in the number of ISO's distributed on ftp.freebsd.org ....all practical purposes...stephen king is dead.

  5. Re:Different threading model by Mr.+Darl+McBride · · Score: 5, Funny
    No BSD secrets for you, Darl!
    It is important that I discover what they have created so that I may license it back to them.

    ~Darl

  6. Divide and conquer by florin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah yeah forking is always sweet and this sure sounds like a lot of fun already, but what I'm really waiting for is for someone to put together a BSD-from-scratch distribution! I mean, I know I could just build one with Linux.. BUT only having a single kernel to choose means my grimy little subculture won't be as obscure as it could be. Just think how exclusive I'd be if I could pick one of the NetBSD, OpenBSD, either of the active branches of FreeBSD, and PicoBSD, Dragonfly BSD or Darwin kernels..

    1. Re:Divide and conquer by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 2, Funny
      Attention Moderators:

      If my post was "Flamebait" then answer my question: Who actually uses GNU/HURD? The GNU guys don't even use it! That's a statement of fact, not a flame. I certainly don't expect them to use anything that's not released under the GPL, so their use of Linux is no real surprise, but given Stallman's history with the whole "Linux" vs "GNU/Linux" thing I'm assuming he'd use GNU/HURD if it was any good.

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  7. Amazing. by xeeno · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's actually something on the front page about BSD. And it says nothing about SCO or linux.

  8. The Ballad of Matthew Dillon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The once was a fellow named Dillon
    Whose Dragonfly project was illin'.
    He found, to his dread,
    His *BSD dead
    And Linux was doin' the killin'.

    1. Re:The Ballad of Matthew Dillon by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

      There once was a Master of Screws
      Who thought it most wonderful news
      That the AC's post
      was more funny than most
      But not all mods agreed with his views.

      KFG

    2. Re:The Ballad of Matthew Dillon by VValdo · · Score: 4, Funny

      There once was a fellow named Dillon
      Whom everyone thought was a villain,
      He cried, "That's not me!"
      "I use BSD!"
      "Because I find it fulfillin'."

      W

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      This is my SIG. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
  9. Re:Something no other OS can do? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    same folks at HP have introduced OpenSSI, which is essentially the same code, less all the Unixware-related bits, ported to Linux and placed under the GPL.

    This looks like much stronger grounds for a lawsuit than anything IBM did. Kiss your UNIX licence good-bye HP!!

  10. Re:Not by a long shot. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    > a number of reasons, Linux wouldn't be what it is today without the BSD's.

    That's true. Linus hung out in the BSD maillists for a while and learned how not to run a project.

  11. Re:Very interesting! by null-sRc · · Score: 1, Funny

    >I'm surprised people still use BSD after that
    >security fiasco last year.

    so what do u suggest windows? LOL
    sorry ;)

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    -judging another only defines yourself
  12. Re:SSI? by funwithBSD · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, rules out OpenVMS too...

    I am always amazed at the rockin' shit OpenVMS can do... just about everything that DragonFly is suggesting... plus the fact that a hacker that got in would likely just say WTF? and log out.

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