From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 7 17:46:14 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 0BE50106564A for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2011 17:46:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F22978FC13 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2011 17:46:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from park.js.berklix.net (p5B22F18A.dip.t-dialin.net [91.34.241.138]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id p17Hk560038197 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2011 17:46:09 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by park.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p17Hjw90093420 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2011 18:45:58 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p17Hjrlk080515 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2011 18:45:58 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201102071745.p17Hjrlk080515@fire.js.berklix.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://www.berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:41:05 EST." Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:45:53 +0100 Sender: jhs@berklix.com 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 17:46:14 -0000 > From: "b. f." "b. f." wrote: > > 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? http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2011/msg00001.html > 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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" Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Mail plain text; Not quoted-printable, Not HTML, Not base 64. Reply below text sections not at top, to avoid breaking cumulative context.