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Where Does NetBSD Fit In?

Posted by timothy on from the just-about-anywhere-apparently dept.

NetBSD Fan writes "KernelTrap offers a fascinating summary of the recent 2004 Annual NetBSD Group Meeting. Included is an introduction by NetBSD foundation president Christos Zoulas discussing NetBSD's relevance in light of competition from well known operating systems such as Linux and Windows which he acknowledges 'both offer more features than we do, and they have behind them the resources of very large commercial organizations.' He also talks about FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and Darwin, ultimately concluding that they all are facing their own serious challenges, and that plenty of opportunities remain for NetBSD. The NetBSD project recently released NetBSD 2.0."

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  1. Everyone knows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    FreeBSD is the popular one
    OpenBSD is the secure one
    and NetBSD is the one that'll run on my electric toothbrush

    1. Re:Everyone knows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      bsd is gnu/linux without the "community."

  2. Re:Obviously by aurb · · Score: 2, Funny

    NetBSD fits in my toaster....

    That's funny, I always thought that was the place where Windows fit in...

  3. In a similar vein... by ari_j · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know a guy who built a computer into a (non-working, I can only hope, although I only saw pictures) toilet. I don't think it ran NetBSD, but it could have. Oh, and hostname = Jon (he uses Garfield character names for his network naming scheme).

  4. BSD is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    BSD is dying...
    and now they're no longer in denial!

    (just kidding! my server runs openbsd)

  5. The King Lives! by turgid · · Score: 1, Funny

    Elvis, is that you? The king of Rock and Roll? Are you risen and living amongst us?

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    Stick Men
  6. Re:Obviously by bladesjester · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you want your toast turning into flaming death and being shot at you when your toaster blue screens?

    And imagine the viruses. While it may keep me on my toes, suriken toast is not something I want to deal with in the morning...

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    Everything I need to know I learned by killing smart people and eating their brains.