FreeBSDCon Quickies

There've been a bunch of FreeBSD Con submissions since the Conference started. kken notes that sendmail.net have an early report from the conference. Upside also talk about the conference, concentrating on FreeBSD's position re: Linux (thanks to wozz for that). On the pictures front, we have pics from Bill Fumerola and Gianmarco Giovannelli (here's a much faster mirror for those). Enjoy.

Comments

Re:Why so anti-Linux?

[NovaX]

Its always a bit disturbing when almost every article on BSD gets Linux thrown in, whether just to say "its like linux" (which gets extremely annoying..), or comparisions. The reason for Linux's mentioning was alright, and that was to say Jordon and others want enough word out so BSD can follow, safely, behind the Linux trend. They don't want BSD to be overshadowed, or to become extreme.

I agree, though, its pretty bad few people recognize Linux and BSD as all open source. That's not a BSD side problem, its both. With the larger userbase for Linux, there's an idea that seems to float around that open source = GPL = 'free' software.. and the rest are just annoyances that 'ride' along with Linux. It should be a joint thrust, Linux people should advocate Linux, but not condem but even advocate BSD. Same with BSD people. All it takes is education, and the will to admit we're friends with simiar ideology. Friends can always disagree on a few points.. but still friends.