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The SDF Public Access Unix System [1] might be the primary use case by the sheer number of users on a NetBSD cluster. :-) https://sdf.org/?status https://sdf.or
by networked 2y ago
The SDF Public Access Unix System [1] might be the primary use case by the sheer number of users on a NetBSD cluster. :-)
https://sdf.org/?status https://sdf.org/?status shows how many active users there currently are.
I have counted user home directories with the fish shell as follows:
dbohdan@ryo ~> count /arpa/*/*/* /udd/*/*
27718
According to `stat -f %m%t%N`, 7519 users have had their home directory modified in 2024.
Outside of SDF, BSD and retrocomputing enthusiasts use NetBSD on their personal systems and servers.
The portability and architecture attract some C and low-level hackers.
You can get an idea for how individual users run NetBSD, especially on modern hardware, by browsing https://www.unitedbsd.com/ https://www.unitedbsd.com/.
UnitedBSD is a forum that acts as a hub for NetBSD users.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDF_Public_Access_Unix_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDF_Public_Access_Unix_System