NetBSD Code Study

Re:NetBSD Code Study by pjmlp on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @04:17AM (#23536964)

Because historically hardware was tied to the OS, UNIX is the only OS that took the route of making the underlying hardware meaningless.

It is also the main reason why NeXT and Sun NeWS are the only UNIX forks that ever provided a good desktop experience.

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Re:NetBSD Code Study by LeoPanthera on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @11:52AM (#23540626)

Are we not including macOS in this? Still the best UNIX desktop experience, IMHO.

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Re:NetBSD Code Study by bch on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @02:36PM (#23542539)

I think MacOS == NeXT for the purpose of this discussion.

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Re:NetBSD Code Study by pjmlp on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @04:29PM (#23543677)

Indeed, that was my point.

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Re:NetBSD Code Study by pwdisswordfish2 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @04:33AM (#23537027)

Does the "server experience" count? I have never been sold on the "desktop" abstraction. I prefer to administer the computer through the command line. I guess that is why I like NetBSD. I do not see "OS" and "desktop" as synonymous or mutually inclusive.

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Re:NetBSD Code Study by pjmlp on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @05:05AM (#23537196)

I guess, if one wants to pretend to have a PDP-11 closet.

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Re:NetBSD Code Study by Koshkin on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @07:20PM (#23545548)

You mean, a huge painted cardboard mockup with a Raspberry Pi inside?

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