> > > > > > Umm, it's about as factual as The Onion, except not as funny. FreeBSD > > > never had to "jettison two thirds of its code base and start from > > > scratch". Apple is not involved in FreeBSD development. No Mac OS X or > > > Darwin version "includes" FreeBSD. FreeBSD and Mac OS X will never > > > merge. FreeBSD was never acquired by WinDriver Systems or by anyone > > > else, although a company named WindRiver Systems (makers of the embedded > > > operating system VxWorks, not of Windows video drivers) did at one point > > > acquire BSDI, which had previously acquired Walnut Creek CD-ROM, which > > > was heavily involved in the early history of both FreeBSD and Slackware > > > Linux. The remains of Walnut Creek CD-ROM and BSDI are now known as > > > FreeBSD Mall and iXsystems (of PC-BSD and FreeNAS fame). > > > "Troll" *is* right there in the name! > > > > > > DES > > > -- > > > Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des_at_des.no (mailto:des_at_des.no) > > >Received on Fri May 18 2012 - 01:52:53 UTC
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