"As many of us are already aware, *BSD continues to lose market share. Red ink flows like a river of blood."
Well, you're right that BSD doesn't have the market share that other OS's have, but I don't know whether the market share of the BSDs is going up or down. Nor do I know if Walnut Creek/BSDi/Wind River has ever made, is, or ever will make money on BSD, nor does it matter.
See, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD are projects, not companies. They're not about making money per se, but about solving problems, making a good OS, and having a good time at it all. If Wind River or whoever goes down the tubes, the BSDs are going to keep going, because they're developed independent of any commercial entity.
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"As many of us are already aware, *BSD continues to lose market share. Red ink flows like a river of blood." Well, you're right that BSD doesn't have the market share that other OS's have, but I don't know whether the market share of the BSDs is going up or down. Nor do I know if Walnut Creek/BSDi/Wind River has ever made, is, or ever will make money on BSD, nor does it matter. See, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD are projects, not companies. They're not about making money per se, but about solving problems, making a good OS, and having a good time at it all. If Wind River or whoever goes down the tubes, the BSDs are going to keep going, because they're developed independent of any commercial entity.
"all your base are belong to debian :)"
preach on, brotha!
If Minasi co-authored it, it's worth the cash. He knows his shit.
How do you know it's a "she?"
STFU Microsofties!