Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:58:01 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2020: Will BSD and Linux be relevant anymore? Message-ID: <20110721165801.GC69370@guilt.hydra> In-Reply-To: <20110721161356.GI5129@think.gnix.co.uk> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107190736560.27391@gwdu60.gwdg.de> <CAGy-%2Bi_phtNbTh7SHhockqTuGrv%2Bd2ZLn0_6A9aKEySYO0MgTw@mail.gmail.com> <375e5bcac1acd4b781ef97bd1718e689.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com> <CAGy-%2Bi_aS4U_yUSLcesjyeCj2PBOL4A=UzXvYYKF1SqujN5vsg@mail.gmail.com> <D1A05C81F0C50B3453441AAB@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <20110721161356.GI5129@think.gnix.co.uk>
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--E13BgyNx05feLLmH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 05:13:56PM +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: >=20 > Also, due to the nature of the course-work I absolutely could not work > with anything other than UNIX and so I have to select my hardware > around my choice of OS which of course is FreeBSD. This is a bigger deal than people might realize. If Android actually exposed more of the Linux underpinnings it might be somewhat useful to me, but as it stands it is essentially just a toy. Unless and until I get a full-power OS (preferably a real BSD Unix) on a tablet, no amount of peripherals, ubiquitous network connection, and internal power will make up for the simple fact it's just a damned toy. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] --E13BgyNx05feLLmH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk4oWpkACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKVOdgCgjhuCVcw2bgtcRKEsFJjTy7xr 9S0An3K2ONf73t6Gqfdet1uT1EoCp3mW =+RgH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --E13BgyNx05feLLmH--
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