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Date:      Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:11:49 -0700
From:      Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org>
To:        kindu smith <malaizhichun@tom.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Why does FreeBSD not use the Linux kernel?
Message-ID:  <20200617121149.5eef994e@bigus.dream-tech.com>
In-Reply-To: <3a48ab1ab198c330400be3e942f921f2cd3c3e11.camel@tom.com>
References:  <3a48ab1ab198c330400be3e942f921f2cd3c3e11.camel@tom.com>

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On Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:33:25 +0800
kindu smith <malaizhichun@tom.com> wrote:
> I think the reason why FreeBSD has reduced the number of users is
> because it does not take care of the experience of ordinary users, and
> it takes the opposite path from a server, cloud to users. Positioning
> such an excellent operating system as just server usage has greatly
> reduced its popularity.

You presume that popularity is a necessary or sufficient condition for
usability. This is just not true. Popularity is not relevant to good 
software engineering. 
-- 
Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org 
>>>> *The opinions expressed above are entirely my own* <<<<

Going to church does not make a person religious, nor does
going to school make a person educated, any more than going
to a garage makes a person a car.



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