pfSense® Software Embraces Change: A Strategic Migration to the Linux Kernel
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@AndyRH Yeah I get that for sure, didn't think you were implying to just leave things un-updated, just always like to note it in case people find threads on Google way later; only because so many seem to think updates are still not necessary looking at how many unpatched things exist lol.
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@SteveITS I was thinking about that. By far not an expert in ZFS, but would it be possible to install the new OS into a 2nd boot environment? I suspect this would not work, but it would be cool.
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You guys do understand this is April Fools joke right? heheh
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@johnpoz said in pfSense Software Embraces Change: A Strategic Migration to the Linux Kernel:
heheh
I think there is a very high probability you are correct. But a port to run on Power HW would be a speed game changer...
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@johnpoz IDK, is it? I think it's not, most think it's not.
It feels very legit, Netgate hasn't confirmed anything about it online and it seems like a lot of effort to go through for something that isn't really funny.
TrueNAS did something similar saying they are moving to a Windows App (lol) but it is very obvious it's fake, not just because of course not, but it's written in a very silly and sarcastic manner and is a forum post not an official blog post.
It also said at the bottom that it is an april fools joke, this does not.
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@planedrop haha - see the other thread about this where Jim himself Chimes in pointing to their other joke from 2017..
https://www.netgate.com/blog/building-a-behemoth-router
https://forum.netgate.com/post/1160479
Nobody is going to release such a statement on 4/1 without it being meant as a joke..
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@johnpoz OK sure, but they put this at the bottom:
But yeah I see the link, guess they got me good.
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So now that we're past April 1, my comment is that the 2018 announcement portended TNSR, though it certainly also made humorous references. I don't know Jim Thompson, but I do know that having something of a light heart is often a benefit in business. So does this year's announcement simply foretell another chapter in Netgate's evolution? It would seem logical to build upon the work that went into TNSR and the experience gained to create a new firewall product. Certainly seems logical to capitalize on the larger/broader development community, though as the recent xz issue illustrates, targeting and dominance are related. Rather than bemoaning an announcement like this, I see the opportunity to bring the experience gained in the FreeBSD world to bear upon tools from the Linux world. Design skill and methodology are often as or more important than the tools themselves.
--Larry
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@SteveITS said in pfSense Software Embraces Change: A Strategic Migration to the Linux Kernel:
...and from the Reddit link I posted earlier:
"The FreeBSD userland (and musl for libc) is actually true"...as we watch senior netgate engineering talent wander the aisles of the chimera linux repo...hmmm...
John
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@keyser said in pfSense Software Embraces Change: A Strategic Migration to the Linux Kernel:
frankenmonster
No, and the dates are all wrong.
Not this month; I'm reliably informed that frankenSense and myrrhgration will be officially announced on Christmas eve.