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As a Linux user I find this kind of comment hilarious given I see FreeBSD specific code littering upstream open source projects with no thought for other platfo

As a Linux user I find this kind of comment hilarious given I see FreeBSD specific code littering upstream open source projects with no thought for other platforms on a regular basis. Why for example are Jails not compatible with Linux? Is that not considered upstream because FreeBSD's "integrated"? How convenient. I think what you see is happening because these "upstream" projects are actually primarily for Linux and by Linux devs. They just happen to work on BSD as well, but weren't you guys saying this whole time how the BSD approach of having everything integrated into one system is better and the whole GNU/Linux ecosystem of several upstream components is strictly worse? So what exactly are you complaining about? Us trying to use Linux-specific features to make the Linux ecosystem the best, rather than target the lowest common denominator while you guys take full advantage of FreeBSD's specifics? Seems less than fair to me.

adamrt 6y ago
> I see FreeBSD specific code littering upstream open source projects Any examples? > Why for example are Jails not compatible with Linux? What? Jails originated in FreeBSD over 20 years ago? This question doesn't make sense. The OP was referring to systemd affecting upstream by requiring systemd for things (ie Gnome). Are you saying there are pieces of software you have always used, but no longer can because they directly rely on jails? I don't even use FreeBSD, but this was a weird argument.
- AsyncAwait 6y ago
  I am saying GNOME is primarily a Linux desktop environment, developed practically exclusively by Linux users and thus it makes sense for it to make use of Linux specific features, just as it makes sense for FreeBSD technologies to take full advantage of FreeBSD-exclusive features. Just because GNOME wasn't using systemd in the 90s when systemd didn't even exist does not mean it should not use it ever, even if it makes sense for GNOME devs to do so now.

adamrt 6y ago

> I see FreeBSD specific code littering upstream open source projects Any examples? > Why for example are Jails not compatible with Linux? What? Jails originated in FreeBSD over 20 years ago? This question doesn't make sense. The OP was referring to systemd affecting upstream by requiring systemd for things (ie Gnome). Are you saying there are pieces of software you have always used, but no longer can because they directly rely on jails? I don't even use FreeBSD, but this was a weird argument.

AsyncAwait 6y ago
I am saying GNOME is primarily a Linux desktop environment, developed practically exclusively by Linux users and thus it makes sense for it to make use of Linux specific features, just as it makes sense for FreeBSD technologies to take full advantage of FreeBSD-exclusive features. Just because GNOME wasn't using systemd in the 90s when systemd didn't even exist does not mean it should not use it ever, even if it makes sense for GNOME devs to do so now.