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Netflix Open Connect Network: FreeBSD, Not Linux
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It's not like FreeBSD doesn't work, it probably does but let's be honest here. They didn't choose FreeBSD based on technical merit alone, they chose it because of the license which allows them to do whatever the heck they want. Linux is far more mature and I'm sure would have required less work but companies like Netflix like to keep their proprietary stuff safe which the BSD license guarantees.
Anyway I'm still going to use Linux and that famous bay , I hear it has free, no DRM movies ...
Competition in general though is not bad so bring it on FreeBSD ... so far compared to Linux I'm not impressed at all.
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Originally posted by mcirsta View PostThey didn't choose FreeBSD based on technical merit alone, they chose it because of the license which allows them to do whatever the heck they want. Linux is far more mature and I'm sure would have required less work but companies like Netflix like to keep their proprietary stuff safe which the BSD license guarantees.
Originally posted by mcirsta View PostCompetition in general though is not bad so bring it on FreeBSD ... so far compared to Linux I'm not impressed at all.
- There is a work-in-progress driver for the CMI8788 chipset, so that will get fixed.
- The KMS patches from Konstantin Belousov have been committed to the FreeBSD-HEAD.
- There's still work to be done on Radeon KMS (Konstantin's updates were for Intel cards) and then there's TTM, but he said me may work on these after the Intel patches are stable.
I'm waiting patiently until these are done - the sound card driver is the killer, but the r600c driver is good enough for me to cope with.
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Originally posted by mcirsta View PostIt's not like FreeBSD doesn't work, it probably does but let's be honest here. They didn't choose FreeBSD based on technical merit alone, they chose it because of the license which allows them to do whatever the heck they want. Linux is far more mature and I'm sure would have required less work but companies like Netflix like to keep their proprietary stuff safe which the BSD license guarantees.
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Originally posted by tettamanti View PostGPL covers distribution, not usage: Netflix could take the kernel, modify it at will and use it for its CDN without sharing a single line of code as long as they don't redistribute it. They could even contribute back improvements where appropriate while keeping the "secret" bits to themself.
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Great
This is great!
While I myself do not use FreeBSD, I am very happy for FreeBSD!
It is great that such a large company decided to use them, and its great that Netflix is open sourcing their hardware and their software!
Hats of to them!
I wish Netflix and FreeBSD good luck!
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