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Stefano Marinelli
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indyradio
NetBSD Foundation 🚩

@stefano Cheers to the release engineering team for NetBSD 5, the amount of core kernel changes in the release notes is massive, so the uptime is extra impressive

27 Aug 2023 at 9:40 | Open on mastodon.sdf.org
Stefano Marinelli

@netbsd absolutely. I couldn't believe it as I remember that NetBSD 5.1 also contained many Xen modifications. I will try to ask if this server is still up.

27 Aug 2023 at 9:44 | Open on mastodon.bsd.cafe
jhx

@stefano
Very much enjoyed the article!
Yes, *nix/BSD systems simply run forever - there is very low maintenance to be done once the system is set up 😎

27 Aug 2023 at 11:43 | Open on mastodon.bsd.cafe
Stefano Marinelli

@jhx yes, years of uptime without any interruption.

27 Aug 2023 at 11:46 | Open on mastodon.bsd.cafe
jhx

@stefano
#FreeBSD and #OpenBSD are set up once and than they run... and run... and run....
Would not be the first time for me to forget about the little #NUC in the corner still running #OpenBSD withouth a hassle.. or the #FreeBSD #NAS πŸ˜‚
(Same goes for #NetBSD to of course!)

Also, for me personally, #Debian is the same.

27 Aug 2023 at 14:52 | Open on mastodon.bsd.cafe
chimay

@stefano that may be close to a world record

I also wonder why netbsd seems less known that freebsd or openbsd.

27 Aug 2023 at 11:55 | Open on mastodon.bsd.cafe
Stefano Marinelli

@chimay I have seen higher uptimes. Around 2005, I went with a colleague to a client. There was a system (I don't remember which specific OS it was, but it accepted Unix commands) that managed payroll and some other administrative tasks. From the uptime, it appeared to have been running since 1986... NetBSD, in my opinion, is less popular because it has fewer developers and less general hype. It aims to be portable, fast, and secure, and it was the first OS (alongside Linux) to support Xen. Sometimes, being less widely adopted doesn't necessarily mean being inferior. I believe all BSDs are excellent, and sometimes the choice between them is more influenced by "popularity" or "hearsay" than by actual technical merits, which vary based on needs.

@chimay I have seen higher uptimes. Around 2005, I went with a colleague to a client. There was a system (I don't remember which specific OS it was, but it accepted Unix commands) that managed payroll and some other administrative tasks. From the uptime, it appeared to have been running since 1986... NetBSD, in my opinion, is less popular because it has fewer developers and less general hype. It aims to be portable, fast, and secure, and it was the first OS (alongside Linux) to support Xen. Sometimes,...

27 Aug 2023 at 13:24 | Open on mastodon.bsd.cafe
chimay

@stefano almost 20 years ... unix was well designed from the start. When I hear some people changing their computer every 3 years because the OS is becoming too heavy, the waste is crazy.

In general, a lot of less-known "things" (oses, softaweres, yt channels, and so on) are really good.

28 Aug 2023 at 11:27 | Open on mastodon.bsd.cafe
Jay Earthling 🚩
Anand Prabhu

@stefano read the post and it is really amazing to know that the NetBSD survived all these years without any maintenance.

27 Aug 2023 at 17:34 | Open on fosstodon.org
Stefano Marinelli

@anandprabhu exactly! I was surprised as well, but it was rock solid.

27 Aug 2023 at 17:38 | Open on mastodon.bsd.cafe
Luca Sironi
@stefano love it. Had it running for years on 486, 68k Mac's, a sun ultra
28 Aug 2023 at 7:12 | Open on sironi.tk
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@stefano
> My first (and last) employer complained about my preference for stable and reliable solutions, equating it with lesser profits.

This has been a reason why I left my previous workplace, I was pissed at the amount of unstable and cheapo stuff sales continuously pushed, working every day recovering shitty situations, just because spending a dime more on more reliable and capable hardware and software meant lower call rate/less margin... the sales manager explicitly stated that they measured satisfaction on "how much customers would order again" rather than asking for a feedback to the end users :blobcatsad:
@stefano
> My first (and last) employer complained about my preference for stable and reliable solutions, equating it with lesser profits.

This has been a reason why I left my previous workplace, I was pissed at the amount of unstable and cheapo stuff sales continuously pushed, working every day recovering shitty situations, just because spending...
28 Aug 2023 at 11:10 | Open on antani.pm
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