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OpenBSD AMD64 SMP in testing
agent dero writes "Naysayers beware, at the recent Calgary OpenBSD Hackathon, there has been some major improvements in OpenBSD's SMP support which was recently merged with -current. According to this recent article at undeadly.org the code is ready for testing, but the OpenBSD team could really use some permanent AMD64 SMP hardware for testing. Notable achievments include a kernel compile in around 80 seconds."
It's dead? What will happen when Joe 6.pkg uses Linux and all of us geeks need a new 'underdog' OS to use?
Once Linux gains (some) popularity, the geeks will most likely move on to HURD, OpenBeOS, and *BSD.
http://eth0.is-a-geek.org/
Well, you only need a 32way pSeries p690 to compile the linux kernel in 4.8 seconds. Nothing fancy like beowulf or distcc needed.
A p690 is MUCH fancier than a beowulf cluster, and more technologically advanced in just about every way.
Now before I get modded down, I be to remind whoever might read this that what I am saying is FACT. - bogaboga
Good news, everyone!
Turns out that *BSD is stronger than ever!
According to an Inernetnews article, Netcraft has confirmed that *BSD has "dramatically increased its market penetration over the last year."
There has been a steady increase in *BSD developers over the past decade.
You can read more about FreeBSD here
If you would like to try out a BSD, you can download: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, or NetBSD
Enjoy!
No, no, no. *BSD isn't dead, it's just dying -- it's official, Netcraft has been confirming it for about ten years. And PC Week has already told us that Apple is dead -- they're closely tied because Apple uses a BSD user space on top of a Mach kernel.
Posted on Mozilla on FreeBSD 5.2--a dead browser on a dead OS. Dead on.
Or is that only a Linux thing?
No, distcc and clusters work with BSDs, and most other operating systems, too.
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
You forgot:
:)
DragonflyBSD ekkoBSD PicoBSD
Enjoy
andrey