What FreeBSD Achieved In Q3'2011

[phoronix]

Phoronix: What FreeBSD Achieved In Q3'2011

Here's a look at what the FreeBSD project managed to achieve during the third quarter, from July through September. There's a few noteworthy items...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTAxMzE

[oliver]

Instead of putting more focus into projects like openwrt, FreeBSD seems to suffer from the 'not invented here' syndrome. I understand that it's most likly due to licensing, BSD folks don't like the GPL, just like GPL folk don't like the BSD license I guess.

Wanting to have the bsd kernel running on a router instead of the linux kernel, I can get. But developing an entire platform ... just smells like like a lot of duplication of work imo.

In any case, I guess it'll be nice it would be nice to have a BSD based router firmware for common routers


P.S. The reason why i'm 'ranting' about this, is more about 'don't they need those developer resources elsewhere?' like thoughts.

[RCL_]

Those people are volunteers, you cannot "shuffle" them to some other project. So there's no wastage of resources - there's perhaps lack of resources in some areas.

And also, world at large needs to be redundant. "Duplication of work" is actually a good thing.

[yogi_berra]

Instead of putting more focus into projects like openwrt, FreeBSD seems to suffer from the 'not invented here' syndrome. I understand that it's most likly due to licensing, BSD folks don't like the GPL, just like GPL folk don't like the BSD license I guess.

Actually they suffer from "We don't want to get sued by the SFLC for using a broadcom radio with busybox" syndrome.

[soupbowl]

I am looking forward to the new router setup, pfsense and monowall already destroy others in their class, in my opinion anyways.

[sbergman27]

Those people are volunteers, you cannot "shuffle" them to some other project.

Does it matter if the Keystone Cops were volunteers or paid employees?