Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:41:05 -0500 From: "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com> To: Bahman Kahinpour <bahman.linux@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Debian GNU/kFreeBSD Message-ID: <AANLkTikF0nrYCjbpcpG6Pgt2enBoobMETZKZAvRwBtFr@mail.gmail.com>
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> I have heard that Debian project has replaced the Linux kernel in > their distribution with FreeBSD kernel and have released Debian > GNU/kFreeBSD. Since this version, they will release Debian > GNU/kFreeBSD as a "stable" port. > What is this all about? As you can see from their webpages, they replaced the Linux kernel with a patched FreeBSD 8.1 kernel, but kept most of the rest of the Debian base system and packaging system. It's for users who prefer a FreeBSD kernel, but want a Debian userland and packages, and don't have a problem with the different licenses. Gentoo has a similar project: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/bsd/fbsd/ There are also some NetBSD-base derivatives. >What will be consequences for FreeBSD? Will a > lot of FreeBSD users move to that distribution? Well, only time will tell, but I doubt that either will completely replace the other in the near future. There has already been some interaction between the two projects -- I remember a few recent changes made in FreeBSD because of feedback from Debian users and developers. b.
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