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Saying the Switch uses FreeBSD is misleading. It uses a very tiny part of FreeBSD that is already used in **many** other devices : its TCP stack. The switch OS cannot be considered a FreeBSD derivative.
I propose that either the references to the Switch is removed from the article, as it is not at all relevant. Roblabla ( talk) 16:51, 15 March 2017 (UTC) roblabla
Is anyone opposed to trimming the version history section? All this information is contained in FreeBSD version history, and having so many older versions listed clutters the article, in my opinion. In a previous discussion, I stated that I preferred having a brief prose section mentioning "the first version, important releases and branches, the latest supported releases, and expected major releases". I'd like to trim off all versions earlier than 10.0 from the table, and add a short blurb of text as a lead for the section. Mind matrix 14:44, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
Shouldn't we note in the second paragraph that FreeBSD is an operating system while Linux is just a kernel? Even if we want to say that BSD in general offers complete software, then we shouldn't mention it in FreeBSD, but rather in the BSD entry.
I found it confusing in the history section of the article. The 1991 (Net-2), 1992 or 1994 after the lawsuit was the first release without AT&T code? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siavoshkc ( talk • contribs) 14:45, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
The first point of the "Proper Use of the FreeBSD Marks" section at https://freebsdfoundation.org/legal/trademark-usage-terms-and-conditions/ mandates that the FreeBSD Marks should not be used as nouns, and includes an example of proper use “I installed the FreeBSD operating system”. I believe that according to these rules this article should be renamed to The FreeBSD Operating System or possibly FreeBSD Operating System. I might also be completely wrong and might have misunderstood these rules and the context of their application, my apologies for the noise if that's the case :) Suzanne Soy ( talk) 18:53, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
I am having an issue trying to find the InfoBox section regarding "Latest release" in order to add today's release of 13.0. Perhaps I am missing something, but can't locate that info to update it. NantucketHistory ( talk) 21:10, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
This article most notably fails section 1(b) by having numerous short sections and long lists, and is weak on 2(c) with 59 out of 143 citations self-sourced. I believe we should remove the version history section as being redundant with the separate article as another editor has already suggested, and improve content/sourcing as needed. I have worked on the OpenBSD article including leading a WP:FAR, and want to get a common consensus for how BSD articles should look. Tonystewart14 ( talk) 01:21, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
version | major version release date | changes |
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1.x | release date | everything what happened between 1.0 and 2.0 |
2.x | release date | everything what happened between 2.0 and 3.0 |
Hello everyone! I have been reviewing the article, it is good but some of the information is now dated in places. I am posting this to see if there is enthusiasm for a review of the article to perhaps include a more substantial change to some of the sections and was interested if anyone had any ideas. I am very new to the wiki and hope my changes are welcomed, if you notice anything out of place or any serious errors drop me a message please!
In particular,
To name just a few!
Bsdrevise ( talk) 21:17, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
Please update info about last release, because they release the 14.0 85.119.196.3 ( talk) 17:52, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
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Saying the Switch uses FreeBSD is misleading. It uses a very tiny part of FreeBSD that is already used in **many** other devices : its TCP stack. The switch OS cannot be considered a FreeBSD derivative.
I propose that either the references to the Switch is removed from the article, as it is not at all relevant. Roblabla ( talk) 16:51, 15 March 2017 (UTC) roblabla
Is anyone opposed to trimming the version history section? All this information is contained in FreeBSD version history, and having so many older versions listed clutters the article, in my opinion. In a previous discussion, I stated that I preferred having a brief prose section mentioning "the first version, important releases and branches, the latest supported releases, and expected major releases". I'd like to trim off all versions earlier than 10.0 from the table, and add a short blurb of text as a lead for the section. Mind matrix 14:44, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
Shouldn't we note in the second paragraph that FreeBSD is an operating system while Linux is just a kernel? Even if we want to say that BSD in general offers complete software, then we shouldn't mention it in FreeBSD, but rather in the BSD entry.
I found it confusing in the history section of the article. The 1991 (Net-2), 1992 or 1994 after the lawsuit was the first release without AT&T code? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siavoshkc ( talk • contribs) 14:45, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
The first point of the "Proper Use of the FreeBSD Marks" section at https://freebsdfoundation.org/legal/trademark-usage-terms-and-conditions/ mandates that the FreeBSD Marks should not be used as nouns, and includes an example of proper use “I installed the FreeBSD operating system”. I believe that according to these rules this article should be renamed to The FreeBSD Operating System or possibly FreeBSD Operating System. I might also be completely wrong and might have misunderstood these rules and the context of their application, my apologies for the noise if that's the case :) Suzanne Soy ( talk) 18:53, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
I am having an issue trying to find the InfoBox section regarding "Latest release" in order to add today's release of 13.0. Perhaps I am missing something, but can't locate that info to update it. NantucketHistory ( talk) 21:10, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
This article most notably fails section 1(b) by having numerous short sections and long lists, and is weak on 2(c) with 59 out of 143 citations self-sourced. I believe we should remove the version history section as being redundant with the separate article as another editor has already suggested, and improve content/sourcing as needed. I have worked on the OpenBSD article including leading a WP:FAR, and want to get a common consensus for how BSD articles should look. Tonystewart14 ( talk) 01:21, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
version | major version release date | changes |
---|---|---|
1.x | release date | everything what happened between 1.0 and 2.0 |
2.x | release date | everything what happened between 2.0 and 3.0 |
Hello everyone! I have been reviewing the article, it is good but some of the information is now dated in places. I am posting this to see if there is enthusiasm for a review of the article to perhaps include a more substantial change to some of the sections and was interested if anyone had any ideas. I am very new to the wiki and hope my changes are welcomed, if you notice anything out of place or any serious errors drop me a message please!
In particular,
To name just a few!
Bsdrevise ( talk) 21:17, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
Please update info about last release, because they release the 14.0 85.119.196.3 ( talk) 17:52, 16 November 2023 (UTC)