Re: BSD/OS 5.1 is the last Wind river BSD

From: The Doctor (doctor_at_netknow.ca)
Date: 09/14/03 

Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 19:26:10 +0000 (UTC)

In article <zM%8b.6794$jT6.483@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
Dave <dave@unixhome.net> wrote:
>
>"The Doctor" <doctor@netknow.ca> wrote in message
>news:bjo1qv$keo$5@gallifrey.nk.ca...
>> f you have not heard, Wind river says it will 'retire' BSD/OS and
>> by Dec 2004 is the fianl month of support.
>>
>> I am not happy. Every BSD I have met is the mostable platform
>> until BSD/OS 5.0 . I think WRS messed up big time
>> and does not want to owe up to it.
>>
>> Needed: A new movement a foot to rescue BSD/OS and
>> to maybe have fuller collaberation between the BSDs.
>
>BSD does not need rescuing. WRS would rather sell you vxWorks. The WRS
>move to BSD was a result to lost market share to BSD and Linux.
>
>The primary flag holders of BSD are http://www.openbsd.org/
>http://www.freebsd.org/ and http://www.netbsd.org/
>
>I don't think WRS was ever a big player in the BSD marketplace. Apple is
>probably larger.
>
>

I wonder if Apple is interested in purchasing BSD/Os
and can develop BSD/OS for both Intel and their Apple boxes? 

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