Sony Proposes A New Soft Watchdog For Linux

[trasz]

#3 (Free)BSD while being impressive in how it's managing to stay alive give how little backing it has, is years behind in both hardware and software support. Only in FBSD13 did they implement Intels HWP (aka speedshift aka let's not control the CPU speed via ACPI).

Before SpeedShift there was SpeedStep. It's been supported on FreeBSD since... ages, not sure how long exactly. Also, the hardware support goes both ways. I remember Linux having a huge problem with supporting TOE hardware, due to some Linux maintainer somehow now believing they exist, or not understanding how they work, or both. Has it been fixed?

Generally speaking, apart from "deep embedded", WiFi, and some exotic stuff that never took off, the hardware support in FreeBSD and Linux is pretty similar.

[pomac]

So, quick check on linked in states Sony mobile, Lund... Sony Mobile doesn't really exist in Lund - it's sony Nordic now - so think TV, stereos etc etc

[tildearrow]

They're not parasites. Don't you know bsd only exists to serve? If someone have something against using it with the spirit of its servant license then blame the license.

Man, you're taking the slogan too literally.

[Volta]

Man, you're taking the slogan too literally.

I don't think so. Their license 'serves' exactly this purpose.

[Volta]

Before SpeedShift there was SpeedStep. It's been supported on FreeBSD since... ages, not sure how long exactly. Also, the hardware support goes both ways. I remember Linux having a huge problem with supporting TOE hardware, due to some Linux maintainer somehow now believing they exist, or not understanding how they work, or both. Has it been fixed?

Generally speaking, apart from "deep embedded", WiFi, and some exotic stuff that never took off, the hardware support in FreeBSD and Linux is pretty similar.

Oh, infamous bsd troll at phoronix. BSD hardware support is a joke, just like everything else bsd related. It took them years (thirty, forty?) to implement worse RCU equivalent. Furthermore, their best selling part is 'stolen' ZFS.

[Volta]

I can understand Linux fanboys, it's kind of sad that all attempts at building Linux gaming console failed.

Why it's not surprising some miserable bsd parts took by Sony without giving anything back makes bsd fanboys happy? Your niche OS is non existent in comparison to Linux market share. Can you play games on your bsd trash with Linux emulator, yet?

[trasz]

Oh, infamous bsd troll at phoronix. BSD hardware support is a joke, just like everything else bsd related. It took them years (thirty, forty?) to implement worse RCU equivalent. Furthermore, their best selling part is 'stolen' ZFS.

Thank you for confirming once again that your knowledge of FreeBSD is even worse than your knowledge of Linux :->

[trasz]

Why it's not surprising some miserable bsd parts took by Sony without giving anything back makes bsd fanboys happy? Your niche OS is non existent in comparison to Linux market share. Can you play games on your bsd trash with Linux emulator, yet?

That's a curious thing to say, given that Sony's (FreeBSD derivative) console market share is 60%, while for Linux it's exactly 0% (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market...ole/worldwide/).

Don't get me wrong, but... do you ever say anything that cannot be disproven by 30 seconds of googling?

[FellowPenguin]

That's a curious thing to say, given that Sony's (FreeBSD derivative) console market share is 60%, while for Linux it's exactly 0% (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market...ole/worldwide/).

Don't get me wrong, but... do you ever say anything that cannot be disproven by 30 seconds of googling?

Don't get me wrong, but since when FreeBSD can run PlayStation games?

[FellowPenguin]

That's a curious thing to say, given that Sony's (FreeBSD derivative) console market share is 60%, while for Linux it's exactly 0% (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market...ole/worldwide/).

Don't get me wrong, but... do you ever say anything that cannot be disproven by 30 seconds of googling?

That's a curious thing to say, given that Android (Linux derivative) is the biggest gaming platform on the planet with a global market share of 40%, while for FreeBSD it's exactly 0% (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/).