Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:49:33 +0200 From: "C. P. Ghost" <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A quality operating system Message-ID: <CADGWnjX204BAVXGzrHKE_JcO6dpnY%2B3LJsryoS%2BErq9tCR0rpw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E516976.9060506@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <3396736345-1119661735@intranet.com.mx> <8D1916B6-889F-4ECB-8455-17FE27F52684@d3photography.com> <3396744913-1119661742@intranet.com.mx> <4E516976.9060506@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote: > On 21/08/2011 05:13, Jorge Biquez wrote: >> if for some reason, I know it is impossible, but if for some reason >> FreeBSD would stop existing... serious users of FreeBSD, what would be >> your next OS? > > If the FreeBSD project disbanded (for some unimaginable reason), then I > guess I'd have to choose an OS based on one of the forks of FreeBSD code > base that would undoubtedly be created as a reaction to that. > > About the only thing that could conceivably cause FreeBSD to disband > would be some sort of deep schism and internecine conflict within the > developer community. =A0Even so, the usual course is for one of the > schismatic groups to leave in a huff and start their own project, > leaving the rump of the original to lick its wounds and carry on. We've survived the biggest schism so far: the dropping of Beastie as the default image in /boot/loader.conf and the introduction of the sex toy logo. Since the community could survive this dual tragedy, I'm optimistic it'll survive almost ANYTHING. :-) -cpghost. --=20 Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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