From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 6 02:44:09 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72BD0106566C for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2011 02:44:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ache@vniz.net) Received: from vniz.net (vniz.net [194.87.13.69]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E86F08FC19 for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2011 02:44:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vniz.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vniz.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p062i6nB023032; Thu, 6 Jan 2011 05:44:06 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from ache@vniz.net) Received: (from ache@localhost) by vniz.net (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p062i40v023031; Thu, 6 Jan 2011 05:44:04 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from ache) Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 05:44:04 +0300 From: Andrey Chernov To: Scott Long Message-ID: <20110106024403.GB22349@vniz.net> References: <20110103220153.69cf59e0@kan.dnsalias.net> <20110104082252.45bb5e7f@kan.dnsalias.net> <20110105124045.6a0ddd1a@kan.dnsalias.net> <20110105175926.GA2101@vniz.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux kernel compatability X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:44:09 -0000 On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 05:17:21PM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > > We have not been marginalized in this space because we have an emulator. We just don't have the marketshare in many areas. If anything, these emulators improve our marketshare. > > I agree entirely. Companies look at marketshare and ability to turn more revenue than costs (i.e. profit). Like Jeff, I've had my share of dealing with companies who have made a conscious to support or not support FreeBSD based on those factors. Petitions and letters sound great on Slashdot, but don't work in the real world. Emulation increases marketshare. Emulation decreases our marketshare, presenting us like not-so-good-but-trying Linux clone, so, for this reason alone, every serious company will put its money on Linux product running on real Linux instead of thinking about porting it into FreeBSD. -- http://ache.vniz.net/