Waving the flag: NetBSD developers speak about version 4.0
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| The NetBSD community announced last month the official release of NetBSD 4.0,
| the latest version of the Unix-like open-source operating system. Version 4.0
| includes significant new features like Bluetooth support, version 3 of the
| Xen virtual machine monitor, new device drivers, and improvements to the
| Veriexec file integrity subsystem. NetBSD, which is known for its high
| portability, is capable of running on 54 different system architectures and
| is suitable for use on a wide range of hardware, including desktops, servers,
| mobile devices, and even kitchen toasters.
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http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/netbsd4-interview.ars
A conversation with Martin Michlmayr
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| It is impossible to speak to him without realising that one is in the
| presence of a scholar. One is also left wondering why a mild-mannered
| academic type like him continues to stay in the rough and tumble world of
| free software.
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| But after a while it becomes evident that Michlmayr is there because he cares
| deeply about the direction FOSS is taking. And he wants to do something about
| it, to make things go in what he considers the right direction.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16399/1090/
Related:
Each one, make one - the distro debate
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| Michlmayr was the person who spoke the longest and he openly discussed some
| of the issues which Debian faces - the decision to omit binary blobs
| altogether from the kernel in Debian, for one.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16340/1148/
Time and tide don't wait for FOSS projects
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| Michlmayr studied the Debian project, GNOME, the GNU C compiler, the Linux
| kernel, OpenOffice.org, Plone and X.org for his thesis.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16347/1148/
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