Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 31st Jan 2008 13:54 UTC, submitted by Oliver
"The NetBSD community announced last month the official release of NetBSD 4.0, the latest version of the Unix-like open-source operating system. Version 4.0 includes significant new features like Bluetooth support, version 3 of the Xen virtual machine monitor, new device drivers, and improvements to the Veriexec file integrity subsystem. NetBSD, which is known for its high portability, is capable of running on 54 different system architectures and is suitable for use on a wide range of hardware, including desktops, servers, mobile devices, and even kitchen toasters. To commemorate the NetBSD 4.0 launch, enthusiast Federico Biancuzzi communicated with 21 developers to produce this expansive interview with loads of insightful information about the NetBSD 4.0 development process."
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2006-05-30
I'm all for NetBSD publicity, but is it necessary for them to continually insult our intelligence with the toaster line? NetBSD runs on the board computer housed inside a toaster case. The toaster isn't an architechure, it's an implementation of it. Otherwise, embedded Linux could claim to be more portable than NetBSD, since they could claim portability to every individual device that runs it.