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ubuntuBSD Beta Release

posted by martyb on Tuesday March 22 2016, @02:58AM   
from the competitors-become-kin dept.

-- OriginalOwner_ writes:

Phoronix reports

The inaugural release of ubuntuBSD is now available, which the developers have codenamed "Escape From SystemD". [It] pairs the Ubuntu userspace with the FreeBSD kernel.

... This first ubuntuBSD beta release is based off Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf and the FreeBSD 10.1 kernel.

This Ubuntu+FreeBSD operating system ships with the Xfce desktop, is designed for both servers and desktops, and offers complete ZFS file-system support.

The project's SourceForge page
N.B. The ubuntuBSD Web Site link is currently a circular trip back to SourceForge.

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[Additional coverage at softpedia. For the impatient/adventuresome here is a direct link to download the latest ISO (893.8 MB ubuntuBSD 15.10~BETA2-amd64.iso). -Ed.]

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• Linspire, formerly LindowsOS Linspire, formerly LindowsOS (Score: 3, Interesting) by Pino P on Tuesday March 22 2016, @03:28PM

  by Pino P (4721) on Tuesday March 22 2016, @03:28PM (#321674) Journal

  The Xandros derivative Linspire [wikipedia.org] used to be called "LindowsOS" until Microsoft bought the "Lindows" trademark from the company for $20 million. If Microsoft doesn't plan to make use of the mark, perhaps someone can pull a Hydrox [npr.org] and reclaim the "Lindows" mark.

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• Re:Linspire, formerly LindowsOS (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 23 2016, @12:07AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 23 2016, @12:07AM (#321892)

  I'd buy a packet of Lindows biscuits.

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