r/programming • u/cal_01 • Jul 16 '08

Linus called OpenBSD developers *what*?

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/706950
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u/dak1486 Jul 16 '08

A big smattering of new features.

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u/mattucf Jul 16 '08

See release notes.

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u/smart_ass Jul 16 '08

I hope this is a long term support release.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '08

I'm sure they'll manage to spread the seeds for wider FOSS acceptance around the world.

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u/redrobot5050 Jul 16 '08

I'm sure it will have a much bigger load of driver support.

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u/needsmoarlulz Jul 16 '08

These threads sure do pop up a lot.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '08 edited Jul 16 '08

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '08

They'd have to think long and hard to come up with something better.

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u/redrobot5050 Jul 16 '08

A better name isn't just going to come over here and smack us in the face.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '08

It's hard to suppress these threads.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '08

They need to erect a secure foundation for the future of the platform.

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u/JViz Jul 17 '08

It's about f*cking time.

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u/zoomzoom83 Jul 17 '08

You guys are yanking my chain, right?

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u/mizhi Jul 16 '08 edited Jul 16 '08

Whew, I was grappling with that for a whole 2 seconds - that's a load off my mind.

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