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FreeBSD 5.3-BETA2 available

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-play-with dept.

Nirbo writes "One week after FreeBSD 5.3-BETA1, FreeBSD 5.3-BETA2, is now available to those wishing to update to the most current FreeBSD on the 5.x branch. It's available from the Main FTP servers, and probably a few more places by this point. BETA-3 is due out September 3rd, but for those who don't want to go a single day without updating, you can find snapshots (and the ISO images) here."

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  1. *BSD will live forever! by Nirbo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just because the *BSD's explosive growth is minscule compared to Linux's explosive growth, that hardly means it's dying...

    For every 10 Linux users, every 1 has enough sense to fall through the cracks in the Linux Kernel and land in BSD-country (See, we can troll too :D)

    Rather, the boom of Linux in recent history has sparked a lot of BSD numebrs to jump too :D... now if only we could get off such dependancies as Linux Compatibility for out Flash plugins, we'd be set as both a Linux-ally, and a Linux competitor...

    With 2.5 Million active sites according to Netcraft (Who also run BSD... coincidence? Not really.), *BSD is hardly dead... just too busy disputing the death rumours to really make a show of it's vast and productive life :D

  2. Re:Beta 3 Due This Week by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I, FreeBSD, have NOT failed:

    --To support SMP
    FreeBSD has SMP support and has for a long long time. SMPnG is SMP Next Generation. It's a complete overhaul of a feature that's already supported.

    --To generate media attention
    Mac OS X is based on BSD. That's generated lots of media attention. I should also mention that slashdot is a form of media, and has gotten your attention.

    --To spawn a professionally managed distribution
    Did I mention mac OS X yet? No, oh. How about BSDi? That doesn't count? Oh. Well, I'll have to argue that FreeBSD is much more professionally managed than most Linux distro's (which are a hodgepodge shit-show of amateur code).

    --To innovate
    FreeBSD SoftUpdates. Ports (which the beloved Gentoo copied and is what most people claim is Gentoo's best feature).

    --To be relevant.
    BSD is generating news on slashdot, therfore it is relevant and very very important.