Interview With Matt Dillon of DragonFlyBSD

animus9 writes "There is an interesting interview with Matt Dillon regarding the current status and future of DragonFlyBSD. In it he compares the difference between serializing tokens and the mutex model (a nice contrast to the previously posted Scott Long SMPng interview). He also describes the work being done in the VFS, along with his plans for Journaling, SSI Clustering, packaging, and more."

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Linux: the moribund wraith

[Anonymous Coward]

Linux: the moribund wraith

When Linux kernel hits version 2.8
and you begin to cry,
turn from Linux to BSD
or along with Linux you, too, shall die.

No amount of kernel hacking
can save Linux from demise,
your skills and knowledge are lacking,
which, frankly, is no surprise.

For your kernel is not eternal,
it is a mere toy which will fry
in the blazing flames of glory
of the BSD flags raised high.

With BSD you get diversity,
with BSD you get stability,
with BSD you get security,
with BSD you get performance and tranquility.
Your kung fu is no match for our ability.

Can you hear him sobbing, your beloved Tux?
He knows what's coming and he, too, thinks Linux sucks.

It just needs the right spin...

[0x69]

First, put it in the Apple section. Then re-write it as:

"Jordan Hubbard, Apple's Darwin OS leader, and Matt Dillion, DragonFlyBSD founder & head guru, both formerly leading developers at the FreeBSD project that was the basis for Darwin, are refusing to confirm that the awesome new multi-processing and clustering technologies in DragonFlyBSD will be the rocket fuel that takes Darwin, Mac OS XI (G6 CPUs), and Mac OS XII (Cell-based CPUs) to #1 on the TOP500 Supercomputer list and keeps them there.

"With the run-away successes of the G5 Xserver and Mac Mini, Apple is clearly positioning itself to deliver blockbuster breakthrough distributed computing everywhere from average people's homes to the world's cutting-edge research laboratories...

"Continuing their 'hide it in plain sight' development of these awesome new technologies, Matt Dillion gave an interview..."

Do it that way, and i'll guarantee you 1000+ responses in 3 hours.

In a more sober vein, there probably aren't many people here who know much about DragonFlyBSD or are interested in the low-level technologies that Matt's focused on.