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A couple things HN users might be excited about: * Docker via ZFS and jails (...running Linux x84-64 binaries): https://wiki.freebsd.org/Docker https://wiki.f

A couple things HN users might be excited about: * Docker via ZFS and jails (...running Linux x84-64 binaries): https://wiki.freebsd.org/Docker https://wiki.freebsd.org/Docker --- (See also, https://github.com/3ofcoins/jetpack https://github.com/3ofcoins/jetpack ) * Add support for trackpads found in Apple MacBook products: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=261260 https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=26126... * CloudABI executable support: https://nuxi.nl/cloudabi/freebsd/ https://nuxi.nl/cloudabi/freebsd/ This is an awesome release.

stock_toaster 10y ago
Don't forget zfsd[1]! Graphics support for bhyve is also pretty spiffy. [1]: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=300906 https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=30090...
- cm3 10y ago
  > https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=30090.. https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=30090.... Is this a unique feature or how is this handled on illumos or Solaris?
  - loeg 10y ago
    Based on this article[0], I suspect something different ("FMA") is used on illumos. But I am not especially familiar with the subject, sorry. [0]: http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Fault_Management http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Fault_Management
justincormack 10y ago
Unfortunately the Docker daemon support never got merged upstream. It would be great if someone would work on that.
terhechte 10y ago
Also, support for running Apple's Swift language.
- X86BSD 10y ago
  I thought swills or feld... someone had Swift working. My memory may be getting this wrong.
  - loeg 10y ago
    landonf got it running initially. https://twitter.com/landonfuller/status/672671872660598784 https://twitter.com/landonfuller/status/672671872660598784
    - X86BSD 10y ago
      Thank you, Landon then. I knew I saw a tweet about someone working on getting it going.
tete 10y ago
Jetpack is in my (personal and completely biased) opinion the even more interesting project. It's the implementation of the App Container specification (like rkt). Just pointing it out cause it was only mentioned in brackets.
- drvdevd 10y ago
  Yes this is a fascinating project. You've inspired/reminded me to watch the bsdcan presentation: https://www.bsdcan.org/2015/schedule/events/574.en.html https://www.bsdcan.org/2015/schedule/events/574.en.html
lucaspiller 10y ago
Is anyone using FreeBSD on their development machine? Are there any gotchas compared to Linux?
- drvdevd 10y ago
  I've used it on and off for many years. It makes for a fine development environment. #1 gotcha is what you'd expect: commodity hardware support. Purchase a machine that's known to be good for FreeBSD...
- laxd 10y ago
  It really depends on what kind of development you do. It's great as long as the tools you need are actually supported. And the tools would presumably work the same on linux so it's more a matter of what kind of system you prefer to administer. I just switched to linux on my main machine after 12 years due to getting hooked on the jetbrains crack. That and the lack of dart-sdk/dartium. I'd switch back if those two things got supported.
  - floatboth 10y ago
    sudo pkg install intellij :-) PyCharm/RubyMine/etc. aren't officially supported, you might be able to get them to work by manually doing the same things the intellij port does. But pure IntelliJ IDEA works perfectly.
    - laxd 10y ago
      I tried the community edition a while back. Can't remember much by now but it definately was'nt the same experience as the commercial one. (Actually I'm using the phpstorm edition).
- djsumdog 10y ago
  I started using it on my X1 carbon. It installed fine. I hadn't used it since 2006, and I was quite impressed with the binary package manager and init/service system (I'm not a big systemd fan). I'd still be using it, but I got the laptop used and it has had frequent reboot problems (even on Linux) and I get an error when I try to update the bios. I looked up the beep code and it just says the motherboard is bad and to send it in for warranty. :(
floatboth 10y ago
CloudABI deserves more attention and support. One binary format for multiple unix-like systems. That also enforces sandboxing. Why aren't we using it for everything yet?
- cm3 10y ago
  > Why aren't we using it for everything yet? There are some features which are so far exclusive to FreeBSD but go under the radar of the wider community of developers. In addition to CloudABI, Capsicum is another one, which, while not perfect, seems largely ignored/unused/reinvented outside FreeBSD. The LLVM-based base system is another one, which is partially matched by Bitrig. FreeBSD needs to market their features better, like pledge(2), libressl or systemd or docker are doing it.

stock_toaster 10y ago

Don't forget zfsd[1]! Graphics support for bhyve is also pretty spiffy. [1]: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=300906 https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=30090...

cm3 10y ago
> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=30090.. https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=30090.... Is this a unique feature or how is this handled on illumos or Solaris?
- loeg 10y ago
  Based on this article[0], I suspect something different ("FMA") is used on illumos. But I am not especially familiar with the subject, sorry. [0]: http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Fault_Management http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Fault_Management

justincormack 10y ago

Unfortunately the Docker daemon support never got merged upstream. It would be great if someone would work on that.

terhechte 10y ago

Also, support for running Apple's Swift language.

X86BSD 10y ago
I thought swills or feld... someone had Swift working. My memory may be getting this wrong.
- loeg 10y ago
  landonf got it running initially. https://twitter.com/landonfuller/status/672671872660598784 https://twitter.com/landonfuller/status/672671872660598784
  - X86BSD 10y ago
    Thank you, Landon then. I knew I saw a tweet about someone working on getting it going.

tete 10y ago

Jetpack is in my (personal and completely biased) opinion the even more interesting project. It's the implementation of the App Container specification (like rkt). Just pointing it out cause it was only mentioned in brackets.

drvdevd 10y ago
Yes this is a fascinating project. You've inspired/reminded me to watch the bsdcan presentation: https://www.bsdcan.org/2015/schedule/events/574.en.html https://www.bsdcan.org/2015/schedule/events/574.en.html

lucaspiller 10y ago

Is anyone using FreeBSD on their development machine? Are there any gotchas compared to Linux?

drvdevd 10y ago
I've used it on and off for many years. It makes for a fine development environment. #1 gotcha is what you'd expect: commodity hardware support. Purchase a machine that's known to be good for FreeBSD...
laxd 10y ago
It really depends on what kind of development you do. It's great as long as the tools you need are actually supported. And the tools would presumably work the same on linux so it's more a matter of what kind of system you prefer to administer. I just switched to linux on my main machine after 12 years due to getting hooked on the jetbrains crack. That and the lack of dart-sdk/dartium. I'd switch back if those two things got supported.
- floatboth 10y ago
  sudo pkg install intellij :-) PyCharm/RubyMine/etc. aren't officially supported, you might be able to get them to work by manually doing the same things the intellij port does. But pure IntelliJ IDEA works perfectly.
  - laxd 10y ago
    I tried the community edition a while back. Can't remember much by now but it definately was'nt the same experience as the commercial one. (Actually I'm using the phpstorm edition).
djsumdog 10y ago
I started using it on my X1 carbon. It installed fine. I hadn't used it since 2006, and I was quite impressed with the binary package manager and init/service system (I'm not a big systemd fan). I'd still be using it, but I got the laptop used and it has had frequent reboot problems (even on Linux) and I get an error when I try to update the bios. I looked up the beep code and it just says the motherboard is bad and to send it in for warranty. :(

floatboth 10y ago

CloudABI deserves more attention and support. One binary format for multiple unix-like systems. That also enforces sandboxing. Why aren't we using it for everything yet?

cm3 10y ago
> Why aren't we using it for everything yet? There are some features which are so far exclusive to FreeBSD but go under the radar of the wider community of developers. In addition to CloudABI, Capsicum is another one, which, while not perfect, seems largely ignored/unused/reinvented outside FreeBSD. The LLVM-based base system is another one, which is partially matched by Bitrig. FreeBSD needs to market their features better, like pledge(2), libressl or systemd or docker are doing it.