Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:45:53 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Debian GNU/kFreeBSD Message-ID: <201102071745.p17Hjrlk080515@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:41:05 EST." <AANLkTikF0nrYCjbpcpG6Pgt2enBoobMETZKZAvRwBtFr@mail.gmail.com>
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> From: "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com> "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.
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