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John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Re: John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Post by renewiltord »

sgt101 wrote: post #52

Also he's had a look at the Imperial COVID19 model that has attracted so much bile in the last week: https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/1254872368763277313... I share his opinion on the code (though not his expertise!)

I’ve always liked Carmack’s walking the walk. It’s common on Internet forums (like this one) to talk about how some code is shit or whatever. Carmack submits patches and sees them through. An ideal to aspire to.

His Twitter is a great replacement for his planfiles. One of the few I follow.

Re: John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Post by dota_fanatic »

Scarblac wrote: post #57
solotronics wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

First I have to have a stable OS. Then I have to make kernel updates to support the kind of process management I want. Then I have to fix the other kernel bugs affecting my update. Then I have to modify the network drivers. Then I have to ... 5 years later what was I even working on in the first place?

To make AGI from scratch, first you have to create the universe.

Not the original source, but better? ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc

Re: John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Post by echelon »

toisanji wrote: post #3

I thought he was working on AGI? Gave up already?

My dream is to do what Palmer Luckey did - build a successful computer graphics-based startup and then lure John Carmack to be CTO.

I've got a snowball's chance in hell of being that successful, but I do envy the fact Palmer was able to hire him. What an incredible hire.

Then again, he did have Facebook money.

It's cool that he's got the autonomy to pursue AGI after guiding Oculus into a good position.

Re: John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Post by loeg »

LargoLasskhyfv wrote: post #65
erk__ wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently went and installed FreeBSD on my laptop. It has until now been a pretty good experiance. The main reason I went with FreeBSD over OpenBSD at the moment was that NVIDIA only supports FreeBSD. FreeBSD is also pretty simple (at least compared to linux) so it wins there as well.

By NVIDIA supporting FreeBSD you mean that half-assed thing with binary drivers allowing you to get a picture, but no CUDA? Or is that old information which i should forget?

Sure, the factual parts of that are accurate. Your opinion colors some of the adjectives. OpenGL works well, for example. No CUDA, no NVENC/DEC.

Re: John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Post by type0 »

mikorym wrote: post #23

Is there any more context to OP's post? I guess someone just noticed in the mailing list, but it's not clear whether maybe John Carmark does this with all code everywhere in the universe. And then probably still has some interesting coffee break conversations... On a different note. I am something of a Ubuntu fan and try to be more involved there. But then again the xBSDs where x = {Free, Open, Net, ...} are one of t…

BSDs are mundane and also stable, not like some rolling linux distros

Re: John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Post by samplatt »

cbsks wrote: post #15
TeaDude wrote: post #2

Oooh. Very interesting. I really hope he does write an article on the source. I'd read the hell out of it.

Does John Carmack have a blog somewhere? I did a quick search and couldn't find anything.

To expand on jimbob45 - his tweets aren't your usual "140 characters" style of affair :D

Re: John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Post by dEnigma »

yuribro wrote: post #36
mikorym wrote: post #23

Is there any more context to OP's post? I guess someone just noticed in the mailing list, but it's not clear whether maybe John Carmark does this with all code everywhere in the universe. And then probably still has some interesting coffee break conversations... On a different note. I am something of a Ubuntu fan and try to be more involved there. But then again the xBSDs where x = {Free, Open, Net, ...} are one of t…

I would suggest to just install OpenBSD and try it (maybe in a VM?), one of the selling points is the simplicity of the setup process. It can be a one evening project.

A selling point in comparison to what? A "one evening project" installation doesn't seem to be all that amazing by any standard, in my opinion.

Re: John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

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Post by petee »

mcepl wrote: post #66
mikorym wrote: post #23

Is there any more context to OP's post? I guess someone just noticed in the mailing list, but it's not clear whether maybe John Carmark does this with all code everywhere in the universe. And then probably still has some interesting coffee break conversations... On a different note. I am something of a Ubuntu fan and try to be more involved there. But then again the xBSDs where x = {Free, Open, Net, ...} are one of t…

For me *BSD is like Plan9 or ZX Spectrum emulator … guilty pleasure with absolutely no practical use whatsoever.

You know, other than helping run the internet. They make great servers, so your viewpoint is a little confusing to me
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