From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 30 08:07:28 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09A4916A429; Tue, 30 May 2006 08:07:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.24]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B02443D48; Tue, 30 May 2006 08:07:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k4U87Aor017329; Tue, 30 May 2006 10:07:23 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k4U87Att042824; Tue, 30 May 2006 10:07:10 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id k4U877AA042823; Tue, 30 May 2006 10:07:07 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:07:07 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Michael Sierchio Message-ID: <20060530080707.GB42775@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200605291736.k4THaOGc012014@amd64.ott.parse.com> <447B7E3C.5020408@camber-thrust.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <447B7E3C.5020408@camber-thrust.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: small@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wake up to reality X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 08:07:28 -0000 On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 04:05:32PM -0700, Michael Sierchio wrote.. > shilo layston wrote: > > > Poul-Henning Kamp sez... > > >> FreeBSD is a great operating system for embedded use and people all over > >> the world use this to their advantage. > > > > Judging on what I have heard over my career in embedded development, > > *BSD (let alone FreeBSD) is almost completely unknown in the embedded > market. > > WindRiver, GreenHills, QNX, ... and possibly some Linuxs are the owners > > of that marketplace. [Maybe the notable exception is Juniper Networks; > > I've heard they're a big BSD shop] > > If you had the slightest idea what you were talking about, you'd know > the provenance of WindRiver and VxWorks and the embedded OS in Brocade > fiber channel switches, etc. etc. are all BSD. If you really knew what you were talking about you would know that all the Brocade switches running FOS 4.x and 5.x are Linux based. The Brocade Multiprotocol router is based on NetBSD. All FOS 2.x and 3.x Brocades are VxWorks. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org