[UFO Chicago] Other Free Operating Systems

[Daniel Kelly]

It's hardly an example of FreeBSD at it's best though.  It's Darwin, and God
only knows what Apple did to it in order to make it work on the iPhone.  The
iPhone is also not the most stable device, and while it could be the
hardware, the chances are much greater that it's the software.  Also, props
to them for using their own proprietary API on it.  (Sarcasm)

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Charles Marshall <charles at wozi.com> wrote:

> Just to put it out there....
>
> Every iPhone is running a reduced BSD variant, but to my knowledge no one
> has been driven enough to cram solaris on a mobile device.
>
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> On Mar 26, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Daniel Kelly wrote:
>
>  Sent this to Jesse instead of the list:
>>
>> Wow, you guys are eloquent - almost to the point where I'm intimidated to
>> ever come out to a meeting...  I can refute someone's earlier comment about
>> the relevancy of Linux, and although just bringing it up should be enough,
>> I'll elaborate;  I don't see Solaris or BSD running on many mobile devices
>> for one.  The reason why TLI and other implementations are lacking in Linux
>> is due to the lack of developer support, but that's just one element.  I
>> guess it's also because people like you would rather use Solaris or BSD.
>>
>> I don't know a lot about Solaris or BSD, so I'd be interested to konw why
>> I should use it over Linux.  When I'm using linux, I do often feel like I'm
>> doing QA...  I'll give you that.  Especially when working with multiple
>> JVM's or messing around with window managers.
>>
>> It's also noteworthy at this point, that I'm not defending Linux or
>> attacking Unix.  I'm unopinionated enough to use whatever the next best
>> thing is.  So is it Solaris?  Why?
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Jesse Becker <jesse_becker at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: [UFO Chicago] Other Free Operating Systems
>> To: Daniel Kelly <daniel.jp.kelly at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 3/26/09, Daniel Kelly <daniel.jp.kelly at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Wow, you guys are eloquent - almost to the point where
>>
>> You replied only to me--was that intentional?
>>
>> Also, don't let any facade of eloquence fool you--it's all for show, I
>> promise.  At least, it was when I was still going to meetings (I moved away
>> from Chicago about 2 years ago).
>>
>> > I'm intimidated to
>> > ever come out to a meeting...
>>
>> Don't be.  The meetings are about as informal as possible, and still be
>> called "meeting."  New people are always welcome, and it's good for the
>> regulars to have someone new to talk to.
>>
>> --
>> Jesse Becker
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