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There does seem to be one part of their announcement that's a bit off: While similar to other open source unix-like operating systems, it’s unique in that th

by swills 12y ago

There does seem to be one part of their announcement that's a bit off: While similar to other open source unix-like operating systems, it’s unique in that the development of both its kernel and user space utilities are managed by the same core team, ensuring consistent development standards across the project. Wouldn't it be Linux that would be unique in that they don't do this? Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, all the BSDs, Mac OS X (which is certified Unix) does this as well. Correct me if I'm wrong here.

k__ 12y ago
Maybe they talk about Linux, Hurd, OpenBSD and NetBSD?
tw04 12y ago
So two things: None of the OS's you listed are open source. The second part of the statement, the way I read it, is comparing FreeBSD to DigitalOcean's current offerings - Linux. Keep in mind the post is for someone that's already using DO's services, which is a person who has only ever used Linux on their platform.
- swills 12y ago
  Good point, I glossed over that detail, but they are comparing to only open source OS's, so my examples are bad. Still, looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_operating_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_opera... I think Linux is the odd man out here. Anyway, I suppose most of them aren't popular enough to be considered by Digital Ocean or their customers, so you're right there.
isaacdl 12y ago
AFAIK, AIX, HP-UX, and Mac OS X are not open source (I'm only positive about OS X)
- Alupis 12y ago
  OSX is largely based on DarwinOS + some lipstick and customization... so it's close-ish to being Open Source... but I see the point.
- Igglyboo 12y ago
  OS X is mostly open source, the big thing that isn't is XQuartz IIRC.
emeraldd 12y ago
They may be treating the various linux distributions as separate entities. Then the number of Linux based operating systems should far outpace just about anything else ....
ChristianBundy 12y ago
For anyone else having trouble reading the quote: > While similar to other open source unix-like operating systems, it’s unique in that the development of both its kernel and user space utilities are managed by the same core team, ensuring consistent development standards across the project.

by swills 12y ago

k__ 12y ago

Maybe they talk about Linux, Hurd, OpenBSD and NetBSD?

tw04 12y ago

So two things: None of the OS's you listed are open source. The second part of the statement, the way I read it, is comparing FreeBSD to DigitalOcean's current offerings - Linux. Keep in mind the post is for someone that's already using DO's services, which is a person who has only ever used Linux on their platform.

swills 12y ago
Good point, I glossed over that detail, but they are comparing to only open source OS's, so my examples are bad. Still, looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_operating_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_opera... I think Linux is the odd man out here. Anyway, I suppose most of them aren't popular enough to be considered by Digital Ocean or their customers, so you're right there.

isaacdl 12y ago

AFAIK, AIX, HP-UX, and Mac OS X are not open source (I'm only positive about OS X)

Alupis 12y ago
OSX is largely based on DarwinOS + some lipstick and customization... so it's close-ish to being Open Source... but I see the point.
Igglyboo 12y ago
OS X is mostly open source, the big thing that isn't is XQuartz IIRC.

emeraldd 12y ago

They may be treating the various linux distributions as separate entities. Then the number of Linux based operating systems should far outpace just about anything else ....

ChristianBundy 12y ago

For anyone else having trouble reading the quote: > While similar to other open source unix-like operating systems, it’s unique in that the development of both its kernel and user space utilities are managed by the same core team, ensuring consistent development standards across the project.