At SCALE 23x, we asked a simple question:
Why do you love FreeBSD?
From performance and security to documentation, ZFS, and the community itself, the answers filled the board quickly.
FreeBSD means different things to different people:
Now we’re asking you.
Why do you love FreeBSD?
Drop your answer in the comments.
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@FreeBSDFoundation did you take a stance against usage of AI to write freebsd code?
will you fight the OS age verification laws?
Thats the only things we care about. There could be a migration of linux users to BSD, are you ready for it?
@f4grx I can’t speak on behalf of the foundation but I have been involved in drafting some of the AI options the Project is looking at.
Within our community are Hard No AI people, through to Hell Yeah people.
A strong position at either end will almost certainly cause some people to leave the project.
Threading this needle in a way that is both respectful to individuals and acknowledging the history of our licence is not simple.
@f4grx for age notification, personally I do not expect govts to actually enforce this for the very thin slice of open source OS, but I could see it targeting Windows iOS macOS Android.
When we see what those companies are doing, whether legally or technically, we have a more clear signal.
I don’t think the FLOSS community has a spare 50 million to sue federal and state govts on enacted legislation, our best best is if orgs like ACLU or FSF engage
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