On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Jerry <je...@seibercom.net> wrote: > On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:49:53 -0400 > Daniel Staal articulated: > >>On 2012-06-05 17:20, Jerry wrote: >> >>> The question that I have not seen answered in this thread is what >>> FreeBSD intents to do. From what I have seen, most FreeBSD users do >>> not >>> use the latest versions of most hardware, so it may be a while before >>> its user base is even effected. >> >>I don't believe at this point FreeBSD has any intent one way or >>another, really. It's not an immediate problem for any platform >>supported by the FreeBSD project, at least for a technically-inclined >>user who's willing to check out their BIOS. (Even if they are using >>the latest hardware, the x86-derived platforms aren't going to require >>this code signing yet.) So it'll probably be a 'wait and see if it's >>something the FreeBSD community needs a solution for' at this point. >>But this is just my impression. > > I totally agree with you. Unfortunately that speaks to the sad state of > affairs that FreeBSD appears to be in. When it comes to supporting the > latest technologies, it tends to be behind the curve when compared to > other operating systems. Wireless networking and USB support are only a > few examples. > > I don't know of any user personally who purchased a new PC and then > threw FreeBSD on it. Most users that I have come into contact with use > 2+ year old units that have been replaced by shiny new Windows units. I > don't see that changing anytime soon.
I would have to disagree with you there. I know of quite a few users who happen to run one of the world's largest content distribution networks (accounting for about one third of the internet's traffic; up there with pornography). They purchased more than just a handful of new computers and threw FreeBSD on them: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2012-June/068129.html _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
