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> What are the most popular markets for the BSDs today? Anything outside of research/edu? Lots and lots of use in proprietary appliances. NetApp, Dell/EMC (Is
by tw04 3y ago
> What are the most popular markets for the BSDs today? Anything outside of research/edu?
Lots and lots of use in proprietary appliances. NetApp, Dell/EMC (Isilon), Juniper used to use it on their qfabric network switches, etc.
It’s a solid starting point if you don’t want to have to worry about GPL in a product you don’t intend to open source.
- gjsman-1000 3y agoIt’s also been used as the core for PlayStation 4 (FreeBSD 9) and 5 (FreeBSD 12). There were rumors Nintendo did the same but they were disproven.
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- throw0101c 3y ago> It’s a solid starting point if you don’t want to have to worry about GPL in a product you don’t intend to open source. Specifically if you don't want to worry about 'contamination' between your secret sauce and the open source bits. It's generally a good idea to upstream as much as you can so you're not carrying custom patches internally when you don't have to. See "The Value of Upstream First": * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5C97dwIjM8&list=PLugwS7L7NMXzSalaF4l_78sfRa2l8xvag&index=4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5C97dwIjM8&list=PLugwS7L7NM...