From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 7 23:51:48 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FB0C106564A for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2011 23:51:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 327E28FC0A for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2011 23:51:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 54DC4E804BE; Mon, 7 Feb 2011 15:51:46 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 15:51:46 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Bahman Kahinpour Message-ID: <20110207235146.GA9689@thought.org> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 24 years of service to the Unix community. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Debian GNU/kFreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:51:48 -0000 On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 07:01:04AM +0330, Bahman Kahinpour wrote: > Hello, > 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? What will be consequences for FreeBSD? Will a > lot of FreeBSD users move to that distribution? > Good Luck > Bahman Kahinpour Yes! Dreams do come true .... or maybe just partly. Years ago, like late 1990's or very early 2000's, there was an effort to use the strengths of both operating systems: the unsurpassed stability of BSD along with the goodies you find in Linux. I mostly did cheerleading but when things stalled I got busy porting the FBSD libc. I was about 17% done w hen I stopped this Debian FreeBSD. You can google around and find stuff about the project. { Begin slight diversion:: IIRC, the main point of contention involved the differences between the GNU CopyLeft and the freerer BSD Copyright. For [at least one] of my projects, muuz, I even invented my own copyright. And then there are many, many other means of sharing stuff. My electronic novel, altho copyright by the Lib of Congress does not have any Digital *Wrongs* Management. ---That's my tiny contribution. So you can buy one copy of JOURNEY/DAWN for $9.47 and share it around the way I share my boughten books and music CD's and DVD's. End slight diversion; } I haven't heard anything about somebody picking up the idea on integrating Debian Linux and FreeBSD, so unless Zeus stabbed hisself in the back while about to hurl a lightening bolt, don't worry. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org The 7.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org