FreeBSD 9.0 Released

An anonymous reader writes "FreeBSD 9.0 has been released. A few highlights include: A new installer, bsdinstall(8) has been added and is the installer used by the ISO images provided as part of this release, The Fast Filesystem now supports softupdates journaling, and Kernel support for Capsicum Capability Mode, an experimental set of features for sandboxing support."

Comments

Re:woohoo

[meloneg]

When they give up on greater security out-of-the-box?

Re:Clang/LLVM in FreeBSD

[tomhudson]

Wanna bet? If Microsoft could sue Apple over OSX using FreeBSD they would do it in the blink of an eye. They would LOVE to collect tolls from Apple on every iPad and iPhone.

Re:Clang/LLVM in FreeBSD

[synthespian]

There are reasons not to use GPL not having to do with modifying code, but simply running the code. E.g. GPL'd libraries.

Libraries are generally licensed under the LGPL. The LGPL is specifically designed to avoid the imaginary problems you bring up. From that link (emphasis mine):

The LGPL places copyleft restrictions on the program governed under it but does not apply these restrictions to other software that merely link with the program.

If you're going to be childish and call me names like "moron" and "zealot", you should least demonstrate a basic familiarity with the facts. If you feel a need to deal with things that way, it is a sure sign you are reacting emotionally and not proactively evaluating anything reasonably. Against anyone who remains reasonable, you are going to make yourself look foolish. Just for your future reference.

Doesn't the fact that most libraries allow for mingling with proprietary code mean that the purported success of the GPL is just a chronic brain fart Linooxers keep having?

You GPL defenders contradict yourselves every time... On the one hand it's touted as evidence for the sheer power of the GPL that Google uses GPLed software. OTOH, you don't seem to have a beef with the fact that they keep the source changes as their own, not releasing it. But if it were BSDed software, that might happen, and then it would be proof of sheer Evil Incarnate. WTF.