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I'm not sure where you get your numbers from but I would disagree. I'll bet there is more BSD running embedded than Linux. And either of us will be hard put to

by X86BSD 10y ago

I'm not sure where you get your numbers from but I would disagree. I'll bet there is more BSD running embedded than Linux. And either of us will be hard put to actually show solid numbers. Everyone can point to their favorite vendors using X.

phkahler 10y ago
A billion Android phones dwarfs BSD installations. I know this isn't really that important, as Android is mostly Google stuff sitting on top of a Linux kernel so they could probably dump Linux fairly easy if they had a decent alternative. Fuchsia anyone? Or better yet, Fuchsia on risc-v...
- X86BSD 10y ago
  More packets are pushed through BSD devices than Linux devices combined ala Netflix CDN. PS4s run heavily modified bsd. OS X has much BSD code. iOS as well. Juniper routers. TVs. We can continue to do this all day. The point is no one has any solid hard numbers on useage for anything. Only guesses.
rkeene2 10y ago
I didn't cite any numbers. However, I do think Linux, VxWorks, and QNX are all significantly more popular than BSD. As phkahler mentioned there are billions of Android devices running Linux, and that's just to start. Chromebooks are also very popular (outselling MacBooks in recent quarters). Linux is very popular on millions upon millions of servers. Many home routers and/or access points are running Linux (although VxWorks is also popular here). Many other embedded devices in millions of homes are running Linux -- every Roku, Chromecast, Kindle, Nest thermostat, and many more things all add up. I've even put Linux on the firmware of network interface cards (NICs) before. If we are willing to count uClinux, I've put into planes as well. Even not counting uClinux, I've still put it into planes as part of a air-to-ground communication system. I'm not convinced BSD has nearly the installation count and your argument has not convinced me that it has.
- X86BSD 10y ago
  The exact same vague use cases for BSD can be listed as well. But it's all guesses. No one knows for sure who is using what in pure numbers.
- TheGrassyKnoll 10y ago
  Tivos

by X86BSD 10y ago

phkahler 10y ago

A billion Android phones dwarfs BSD installations. I know this isn't really that important, as Android is mostly Google stuff sitting on top of a Linux kernel so they could probably dump Linux fairly easy if they had a decent alternative. Fuchsia anyone? Or better yet, Fuchsia on risc-v...

X86BSD 10y ago
More packets are pushed through BSD devices than Linux devices combined ala Netflix CDN. PS4s run heavily modified bsd. OS X has much BSD code. iOS as well. Juniper routers. TVs. We can continue to do this all day. The point is no one has any solid hard numbers on useage for anything. Only guesses.

rkeene2 10y ago

I didn't cite any numbers. However, I do think Linux, VxWorks, and QNX are all significantly more popular than BSD. As phkahler mentioned there are billions of Android devices running Linux, and that's just to start. Chromebooks are also very popular (outselling MacBooks in recent quarters). Linux is very popular on millions upon millions of servers. Many home routers and/or access points are running Linux (although VxWorks is also popular here). Many other embedded devices in millions of homes are running Linux -- every Roku, Chromecast, Kindle, Nest thermostat, and many more things all add up. I've even put Linux on the firmware of network interface cards (NICs) before. If we are willing to count uClinux, I've put into planes as well. Even not counting uClinux, I've still put it into planes as part of a air-to-ground communication system. I'm not convinced BSD has nearly the installation count and your argument has not convinced me that it has.

X86BSD 10y ago
The exact same vague use cases for BSD can be listed as well. But it's all guesses. No one knows for sure who is using what in pure numbers.
TheGrassyKnoll 10y ago
Tivos