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Will? Aren't they already a downstream semi-fork with OpenRC and LibreSSL? I don't get it.TrueOS will become a downstream fork that will build on FreeBSD by integrating new software technologies like OpenRC and LibreSSL.
I thought I read that Hardened BSD gave up on LibreSSL recently too. Options are nice but they do eat up manpower.Aren't they already a downstream semi-fork with OpenRC and LibreSSL
however, apparently the door is open to launchd.
launchd was in alpha with NeXTBSD project, but development was eventually disbanded due to supposed lack of interest from community and other developers, as well as the difficulty to deal with all the Mach-ism launchd carries. NetBSD has abandoned launchd AFAIK
One deamon-tools-like supervisor/init I'd like to see in action on FreeBSD is nosh, but after the draining experience of getting skarnet's s6 workig on Linux, I'm not going to attempt a similar experience on FreeBSD since this would imply studying a lot of documentation again.
One deamon-tools-like supervisor/init I'd like to see in action on FreeBSD is nosh, but after the draining experience of getting skarnet's s6 workig on Linux, I'm not going to attempt a similar experience on FreeBSD since this would imply studying a lot of documentation again.
Currently there is sysutils/runit-faster on ports, but I never tried it.
Although you could adapt your scripts accordingly, the difference with s6 is that you need a crash course on execline
I was using it on alpine a while back but switched to runit. If you ever get tempted to retry take a look here.
I think FreeBSD needs more representation in the FreeDesktop.Organisation. They seem to do good things that benefit us.
Will? Aren't they already a downstream semi-fork with OpenRC and LibreSSL? I don't get it.
I wonder why OpenRC is categoricaly rejected as an option; OpenRC was created by Roy Maples, a NetBSD and FreeBSD developer, and is BSD2-clause licensed,so in agreement with the plan of eliminsting GPL from base. If the problem is with security I would be happy to learn more (links appreciated).
another intetesting thing:as far as I know the obscure PacBSD distro would let you choose among OpenRC and RC upon installation
Where are you getting your information from? This is incorrect.
I tried to use Lumina a few times without any success. Was always surprised how they managed to get it so ugly and unintuitive at the same time.
launchd was in alpha with NeXTBSD project, but development was eventually disbanded due to supposed lack of interest from community and other developers, as well as the difficulty to deal with all the Mach-ism launchd carries. NetBSD has abandoned launchd too AFAIK
One deamon-tools-like supervisor/init I'd like to see in action on FreeBSD is nosh, but after the draining experience of getting skarnet's s6 workig on Linux, I'm not going to attempt a similar experience on FreeBSD since this would imply studying a lot of documentation again.
I for one really support the TrueOS efforts to bring other libraries into production usage. iXSystems is an awesome FreeBSD sponsor. I am concerned though that there is no "GUI distro" of FreeBSD that isn't on CURRENT. I use Ghost right now in a VM and it's nice to be able to 'install and go'.
PC-BSD was based on FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE when I started using it, if memory serves me. I have the v0.75 beta disk within reach if it doesn't. That was 2005 and how I got my start with BSD.
I took a sabbatical from the forums for 2 years to pursue my own course of study, when I returned IXSystems had taken over. That, to me, seems to have been when everything started going down hill.
I won't rant about it, but the focus seemed to have changed completely during my absence and not for the better. The whole thing soured me on it and is a matter of public record in the old forums.
In 2012 I moved to vanilla FreeBSD, which was what I was interested in all along and the best move I ever made as far as Operating Systems are concerned.
Do what? DRM, geli, ZFS. Who needs any of that. KISS. Maybe I need some more of that koolaide your drinking.but concerning iXsystems, all of us using FreeBSD should be thanking them.
Is this a sponsored post?They have a small team and they are doing bold things. I've been using PC-BSD/TrueOS since Isotope 9. There have been stable releases and not so stable releases. But if you look at the accomplishments as a whole, the teams achievements are pretty impressive:
- zfs and boot environments with GUI tools for "average joes".
- geli disk encryption out of the box
- Run any desktop you want straight from the package manager.
- Writing their own desktop
- If I'm not mistaken it was Mr. Kip Macy at iXsystems that pulled in DRM
And the most contentious of all (IMHO), the move to a rolling release on CURRENT. I think looking at it as going down hill is to miss-interpret what they're doing. There is now a dedicated install base testing CURRENT at all times.
In terms of stability and usability specifically,the move to separate the UI is a recognition that the TrueOS team needs to focus on more consistent, reliable releases. That shows thoughtfulness and intent to improve.
As a company, iXSystems attends pretty much every single open source event and blogs about it. And not to say the least, they are also the FreeNAS sponsor. You also need to look at the team members: I believe one of the Moore brothers is a current Core Team member, and Dru Lavigne is legendary.
I'm usually the first person to start ranting about corporate capitalism in open source; but concerning iXsystems, all of us using FreeBSD should be thanking them.
What? Like changing the projects identity multiple times; further confusing your user base?They have a small team and they are doing bold things.
- zfs and boot environments with GUI tools for "average joes".
Run any desktop you want straight from the package manager.
As a company, iXSystems attends pretty much every single open source event and blogs about it.
And the most contentious of all (IMHO), the move to a rolling release on CURRENT. I think looking at it as going down hill is to miss-interpret what they're doing. There is now a dedicated install base testing CURRENT at all times.