Re: The sorry state of open source today
Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: The subject refers to an editorial by Radu-Cristian Fotescu, which was published on the author's own website and in The Jem Report: http://beranger.org/feature/sorryfeature.php http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/309/ The article contains several factual errors regarding FreeBSD. I have posted a rebuttal on my blog: http://maycontaintracesofbolts.blogspot.com/2007/04/sorry-state-of-jem-report.html DES I'll rebut you're rebuttal =-) You're absolutely correct about feature-based vs time-based being a problem. However, KSE was NOT, I REPEAT NOT, the major nor the second major reason for the FreeBSD 5.x problems. 5.x releases suffered from the following problems that were much larger and much more immediate: - ULE and the modularized scheduler - PREEMPTION - ATA - UFS2 - Immature locking model, too much Giant Now, I'll entertain that the KSE development caused hurt feelings among some developers, but that was a professionalism issue, not a technical issue. I also do agree that M:N is a nice academic theory that has run into real-world roadblocks, and that FreeBSD seems to be better off in the end with 1:1 threads, just like most other OSes. But KSE was a stepping stone to get there; without it, who knows when we would have moved passed libc_r? It was a definitely a painful step, but it would have been much more painful to not have any alternatives to libc_r. I'm glad that the project and certain developers in it had the courage to do it AND to stick with it to resolve the tough problems. Scott ___ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Draft FreeBSD-6 release announcement or magazine article.
Julian H. Stacey wrote: Release Engineers, + Various CCs Is there a draft FreeBSD-6 release announcement please, to base a 2 page magazine article on ? I only know of: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2005-August/018061.html -- http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.0R/todo.html#required etc, 6.0-BETA3 /usr/src/UPDATING with eg FreeBSD 6.x has many debugging features turned on etc A German magazine, FreeX (ed. Rosa Riebl cc'd) asked Ernst Winter (cc'd) for someone who could write a 2 page article on features new to FreeBSD 6. Anyone been assembling similar material for other countries/ languages ? No point duplicating effort. Once we have raw material, there are native German speaking BSD users on national Berkeley In Munich http://berklix.org/bim/ mail lists. We don't usually write the release announcements until right before the release. I'd be happy to provide material for someone writing an article, though. Scott ___ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD's Visual Identity: Outdated?
jsha wrote: Hello. I am writing this e-mail hoping that someone will share my thoughts on how the world's best operating system should represent its attributes and users to the rest of the world. Being an architect as well as graphic designer, I feel it is about time for a complete revamp of the visual aesthetics of the FreeBSD project. The current logo and everything pertaining to it has long since lost its modern touch. I believe that if this image is strenghtened, so is the way outsiders view the FreeBSD project and the way they would judge it compared to other open source operating systems. 1. Not only is the logo misleading (associating evil) but it also looks like something 10-year-olds could produce in Paint Shop Pro ten years ago. OpenBSD has an artistic touch to theirs, however I was very disappointed when I heard that the new NetBSD logo was in effect. 2. If it wasn't for the interesting content and structure of the FreeBSD website, it would be among the less beautiful. Yes, it serves its purpose well by being simple and straight to the point. But a redesign could offer just the same -- simplicity and accuracy -- without being ugly. 3. The installation, even though it's text-only, could also be improved by simple restructuring to act more cognitive and human-centered than previously. Everything pertaining to the eye is important to improve. 4. There should be some kind of FreeBSD business card and letterhead available to all that support this project. How do I know though, that if I manage to pull together a team to work on this refined vision, that we won't be totally ignored even though we produce the most magnificent result? Anyone that are interested, please reply ;-) Sincerely, Johann Manaf Tepstad -- j. If you have the time, desire, and talent to address these issues, I'd love to see the results. I'd caution about being inflamatory in your first statement, though. The logo was definitely not done by a 10 yr old with PSPro, and it has emotional significance to many people. I'd definitely like to see what your ideas are for a replacement. Scott ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
