Linked by Oliver on Fri 11th Mar 2011 23:32 UTC
"Now that Linux is the most popular free Unix-like operating system, it shouldn't be a surprise that some projects have begun treating non-Linux operating systems as second-class citizens. This isn't out of contempt for the BSDs or OpenSolaris, it's just a matter of limited manpower: if almost all the users of the application have a Linux operating system and if all the core developers are using Linux themselves, it's difficult to keep supporting other operating systems. But sometimes the choice to leave out support for other operating systems is explicitly made, e.g. when the developers want to implement some innovative features that require functionality that is (at least for now) only available in the Linux kernel."
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RE[7]: BSD guys pull up your socks.
by TheGZeus on Sat 12th Mar 2011 17:38
in reply to "RE[6]: BSD guys pull up your socks."
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It'd be a welcome refreshing change of pace.