NetBSD 4.0 Has Been Released 121
ci4 writes to tell us that NetBSD 4.0 has been released and has been dedicated to the memory of Jun-Ichiro "itojun" Hagino. "Itojun was a member of the KAME project, which provided IPv6 and IPsec support; he was also a member of the NetBSD core team (the technical management for the project), and one of the Security Officers. Due to Itojun's efforts, NetBSD was the first open source operating system with a production ready IPv6 networking stack, which was included in the base system before many people knew what IPv6 was. We are grateful to have known and worked with Itojun, and we know that he will be missed. This release is therefore dedicated, with thanks, to his memory."
Re:Holy Shit. (Score:3, Insightful)
yeah you'd think that would be in the summary.
I knew nothing of him but rest in peace and thanks for all the hard work
Re:Holy crap, they've removed Sendmail... (Score:2, Insightful)
Look, the rest of the world has moved on to Postfix, which is much smaller and less bloated than sendmail, easier to configure, and, most importantly, a ton more secure.
Why have the BSDs taken so long to realize this simple fact of life?
Re:Yes! (Score:3, Insightful)
*shrug* Given the way the last two releases have progressed, and the fact that it's been a while since the releases have been anywhere remotely on schedule, it wouldn't surprise me if they took a huge dev hit.
Personally, I don't care how popular my OS is, as long as it gets the job done, and does it well. So for for me, FreeBSD does that.
Re:Holy Shit. (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:Yes! (Score:5, Insightful)
The folk behind FreeBSD are all just professional people trying to get real work done. You will not find your next religion when you use FreeBSD. Nor will you find saints who preach to you about how you should and should not use your computer. Nor will you find people telling you how you should and should not value your labor.
We dont give a shit if you like Vista. We dont care make FreeBSD work with your Windows Server. We dont care if you embed FreeBSD in your Tivo or Playstation. We are more than happy if you take our code and use it in your TCP/IP stack. Seriously. Take our code! No strings attached!
And hey, we all have to eat here in FreeBSD-land and so do you! We don't care if you make money from what comes out of your brain. Many of us are programmers whose livelihood depends on selling the value of our brain. We dont preach to you about the evils of intellectual property. If you sell software, the more power to you! If you become the next Microsoft, sweet!
And at the end of the day, FreeBSD works. It is the most boring OS you'll ever find. It is about as exciting as your water heater. And that is the best part about it.
Re:Google Cache Reveals Cause of Death (Score:0, Insightful)
It's sad that suicide is seen as shameful instead of bringing attention to mental illness , especially depression and how it affects people. I suffer from double depression so I know how hard it can be and it's something I've had to confront and face about my illness. I've had differing reactions to it over the years. It's sad to lose another person to the horrible illness of depression. It's such a hard illness to battle since it saps your will.
I've tried to be open about my depression in my life so people who haven't experienced it, can begin to understand it. So others who experience it can be more open without the shame and when those who haven't experienced it they can be open about it too. Hopefully this will help save some people from suicide.
RIP Itojun
Re:Google Cache Reveals Cause of Death (Score:2, Insightful)
Many people that are treated for depression have the bad habit of mixing booze and medicine. And sometimes shit happens.
I did that too. I've almost killed myself. Nobody believed it was simply an accident, despite this being the pure truth.
My advice wrt itojun would be to let him RIP. He was an IPv6 and BSD hacker, not Britney Spears.