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FreeBSD 6.1 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-it-while-its-hot dept.

nbritton writes "FreeBSD 6.1 has been released! This release is the next step in the development of the 6.X branch, delivering several performance improvements, many bugfixes, and a few new features. Of note are the major improvements to the filesystem and SATA code, possibly making FreeBSD the number one choice for SATA RAID implementations. For a complete list of new features and known problems, please see the release notes, errata list, Bittorrent Downloads, Mirrors, Hardware Notes, and Installation Guide."

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  1. dying? by trollercoaster · · Score: -1, Troll

    I thought BSD was dead.

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  2. But... by repruhsent · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...does it run Linux?

  3. BSD and clusters by rwhamann · · Score: 0, Troll

    What are the cluster options for BSD? Do they have quickstart options like OSCAR?

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  4. Re:Any reason to switch? by Jotii · · Score: -1, Troll

    Seriously consider the disadvantages. When you try to type freebsd.org into the location field in your browser, free6.com appears before it.

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  5. Re:Any reason to switch? by dsginter · · Score: -1, Troll

    I use Gentoo at home, but I like to play around with other distros. Any notable reasons to try FreeBSD?

    I'll get to that as soon as KDE finishes compiling.

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  6. Re:Any reason to switch? by Ingolfke · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well if you use Gentoo already then you're a prime candidate for using BSD, because like BSD, Gentoo is following BSD down the path to oblivion.

  7. Re:Oblivion, you say, Mr. Ballmer? by Ingolfke · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't have a problem w/ Open Source. It will thrive. I run Fedora on my desktop and Smoothwall on my firewall at home. Both products are great and will continue to grow.

    Gentoo, a single Linux distribution, is absolutely following BSD down the path to oblivion. Why else would Daniel Robbins leave a project he started? You should never allow good money or time to follow bad. Daniel cut his loses and left. He was smart. I have no idea when the rest of the Gentoo user community is going to realize that Gentoo, like BSD, and DOS 6.0, and CP/M, is walking down the wide road to hobbiest oblivion. Say hi to the Amiga guys for me.

  8. Who ... by Vlijmen+Fileer · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... cares?

  9. Netcraft confirms it by thealsir · · Score: 0, Troll

    FreeBSD 6.1 is slashdotted

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