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Date:      Wed, 5 Jan 2011 21:00:51 -0700
From:      Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>
To:        Andrey Chernov <ache@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Linux kernel compatability
Message-ID:  <8A69DE05-A433-4D40-8E63-8F06215606F2@samsco.org>
In-Reply-To: <20110106024403.GB22349@vniz.net>
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On Jan 5, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Andrey Chernov wrote:
> 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.
>>=20
>> 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.
>=20
> Emulation decreases our marketshare, presenting us like=20
> not-so-good-but-trying Linux clone, so, for this reason alone, every=20=

> serious company will put its money on Linux product running on real =
Linux=20
> instead of thinking about porting it into FreeBSD.
>=20

I'm sorry, this simply hasn't been true in my experience.  I've worked =
with companies that have decided to support FreeBSD, and I've worked =
with companies that have decided not to support FreeBSD.  Emulation has =
never been used as an excuse to not support FreeBSD.  It's purely a =
cost/benefit decision.

Scott





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