Announcing NetBSD 7.0
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Announcing NetBSD 7.0
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Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#2Anyone here use NetBSD? If so, what are your thoughts? Lack of USB 3.0 support is a turn-off for me... Will probably go with OpenBSD instead.
Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#3I am so excited! I have been waiting to have an excuse to spend some time with BSD, Lua kernel scripting is definitely going to be something I mess with this weekend.
Awesome!
Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#4I am so excited! I have been waiting to have an excuse to spend some time with BSD, Lua kernel scripting is definitely going to be something I mess with this weekend. Awesome!
Have you seen any info on where to get started with the Lua kernel scripting? This sounds like too much fun!
Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#5Congratulations to the NetBSD team!
The new blacklistd sounds interesting, are the plans to make it available on other operating system as well?
Is anyone using NetBSD on a "Orange Pi" board (AllWinner A20, it's mentioned in the release notes so I guess it will work)? What about the "Orange Pi Plus" (AllWinner H3)? These boards offer a lot of performance for the buck.
Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#6Anyone here use NetBSD? If so, what are your thoughts? Lack of USB 3.0 support is a turn-off for me... Will probably go with OpenBSD instead.
probably the right choice (unless you are a netbsd or pkgsrc contributor).
Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#7Anyone here use NetBSD? If so, what are your thoughts? Lack of USB 3.0 support is a turn-off for me... Will probably go with OpenBSD instead.
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Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#8I am so excited! I have been waiting to have an excuse to spend some time with BSD, Lua kernel scripting is definitely going to be something I mess with this weekend. Awesome!
Have you seen any info on where to get started with the Lua kernel scripting? This sounds like too much fun!
None so far, at least that I've seen.
I saw the slides and everything when they were first discussing this, but I havent seen any docs for actually using it yet.
Good things take time, though.
You might also try the irc, I'm away or I'd go ask 'em for ya.
Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#9Anyone here use NetBSD? If so, what are your thoughts? Lack of USB 3.0 support is a turn-off for me... Will probably go with OpenBSD instead.
I am, and love it.
It's not without flaws, but it's compelling enough that I live with its shortcomings.
What do I like ?
1) One codebase that supports 57 targets. This code is well exercised.
2) Nice balance of conservatism and progressiveness. Seems well-rooted in tradition, but still progressive/interesting with things like the RUMP kernels[0], Lua kernel interface[1], etc.
3) Plays well with others. It's probably out-and-about more than people realize. I once had a printer that had NetBSD as its OS. Original Apple airport units[2] were NetBSD (as is a good amount of MacOS X userland[3], apparently) -- but as an explicit product (i.e.: using it directly by choice), it's nice, and it interacts well enough with other systems as well. It's got a simple httpd in the base, and ftpd, ssh, etc for swapping files in/out in an emergency. It will read FAT filesystems, or ext2,3(,4?), it runs firefox, etc. (admittedly, I don't care too much about high-level end-user software, and depending on what you think you need, you might be better served elsewhere -- including moving to Windows or MacOS X).
4) I've used NetBSD as my principle OS since 1.6 (2002). It has supported my work, taught me things, and kept my interest. If you're interested in seeing what it's about, you should install it and give it a good try.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rump_kernel
[1] https://www.netbsd.org/gallery/presentations/mbalmer/fosdem2...
Re: Announcing NetBSD 7.0
#10Anyone here use NetBSD? If so, what are your thoughts? Lack of USB 3.0 support is a turn-off for me... Will probably go with OpenBSD instead.
I am, and love it. It's not without flaws, but it's compelling enough that I live with its shortcomings. What do I like ? 1) One codebase that supports 57 targets. This code is well exercised. 2) Nice balance of conservatism and progressiveness. Seems well-rooted in tradition, but still progressive/interesting with things like the RUMP kernels[0], Lua kernel interface[1], etc. 3) Plays well with others. It's probably…
OK, what is laptop support like? I may try a test install over the weekend.