> -----Original Message----- > From: mozolev...@gmail.com [mailto:mozolev...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Igor > Mozolevsky > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:12 AM > To: Devin Teske > Cc: Julian Elischer; Mark Felder; freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle > > On 18 January 2012 17:06, Devin Teske <devin.te...@fisglobal.com> wrote: > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: owner-freebsd-hack...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > >> hack...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Julian Elischer > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:56 AM > >> To: Mark Felder > >> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > >> Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and > >> lifecycle > >> > > [snip] > > > >> Where I used to work (Devin Teske is now there) we used to use the > >> 'stable' > >> branch and rolll our own releases. > >> the criticality of those systems was hard to over-emphasize. In 2005 > >> we worked out we processed 1.5 trillion dollars of transactions on those > systems. > >> > > > > Got new stats. In 2011 we ran $1.61T USD through FreeBSD. > > > > Separately, we ran another $0.05T USD through Linux in the same year. > > > > Kinda says something about, doesn't it? > > Sorry to burst your bubble but this is utterly meaningless statistic. > You show nothing but correlation and in no way a causation. Back in the days > when the UK banks ran ATMs, &c on Windows NT (I have no idea what they are > running now) they went through a lot more "value" than that---means absolutely > nothing... >
No worries... you're not bursting anyone's bubble here. We are limited as to what metrics we can publish in this open forum. If there's some information that would better put this into perspective, feel free to ask, but we are always at liberty to decline if the published information would violate any federal laws. -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
