PC-BSD becomes TrueOS...
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https://www.trueos.org/ http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?res...ine&story=1284 |
PC-BSD is better though, it reflects the project.
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Awful name and nothing original or "catchy" about it... yet another product of "marketing"...
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I've not been impressed with the changes to pc-bsd since version 10.0.1. |
+1, what a awful name.
Edit: But I do like pure FreeBSD, never felt the need for a product as PC-BSD. |
Is True-OS like TruTV? Is the next step "BSD and Afraid," the new reality OS? Will Firefox be voted off the *.iso? Inquiring minds want to know.
(I suspect that persons who are interested in BSD will not be impressed by fancy name, and persons not interested in BSD will not be taken in by an alias.) |
I hesitate to say it, but PC-BSD are "doing the 'buntu" in rebranding to "TrueOS". It's clear that the old "forget it's *BSD/Linux/some kind of UNIX, this is <insert silly name, logo and slogan" department has been hard at work.
"PC-BSD" actually has some kind of meaning: i.e. a *BSD for PCs - targeted at PCs, to be specific - amd64. It also means that it's targeted at "personal computers" and their users rather than severs. And it's likely that there are a few other interpretations. Perhaps most importantly it has meaning for it's users. "TrueOS" is just meaningless: It no longer advertises the *BSD connection. This means two things: A prospective user, or casual observer will no longer find it obvious that this is something based on a *BSD. They may assume it's a Linux or something else altogether. The FreeBSD connection is a strength - obscuring that is a waste. We know it's an "OS". The old <something>OS is dated. True what? Is there a FalseOS? Are all other OS assumed false? Should we put down our false OS and embrace the one True OS? Ok that's all nonsense, but so is "TrueOS"... Perhaps I have too much time on my hands... but so do others apparently. |
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I also prefer the real deal. |
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As with Olebuntu, they want (themselves) to benefit from all the hard work of FREE(and other BSD) developers without really acknowledging it... There is a word for that... several in fact... and an odor associated with it. |
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Very well said! |
They could adopt a catchy acronym:
TOFU - TrueOs F..orget Unix! Their unknowing new users could sit at their keyboards staring into their screens chanting in unison, in a soft whisper... "Tofu... is good for you. Tofu... is good for you. Tofu... is good for you." ...until they know nothing else... Appropriately enough... *tofu: a soft, white food made from soybeans often used in cooking as a meat substitute. |
Sounds too much like Tru64. Now I wonder if there are trademark issues.
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Ha! The only true OS is of course OpenBSD!:D
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I'll take a step back and let it play out.
It's their choice, let them rename and rebrand as they see fit. As long as the system works for people using it, and it's properly maintained and supported, what does a name matter? |
I can understand the dropping of PC since they want to be on other platforms too. However, I have to wonder who they think will see "PC-BSD" and go "Oh, crud, I wanted to put this on my server but it has 'PC' in the name, it can't possibly work!".
As above, I wonder whether dropping the "BSD" is an attempt to try to market a new identity and hide the nature of the OS. I wonder whether this is done so that the direction and nature of the OS can be changed without worrying about trademarks rearing their head should it be subsequently sold? I certainly get the impression that's why Canonical dropped "Linux" -- just in case it it makes selling Ubuntu more difficult. |
While I do prefer FreeBSD to the TrueOS derivative I think that TrueOS has some value. Like Ubuntu in Linux TrueOS provides a user friendly introduction to the BSDs that mainstream PC users wouldn't ordinarily experience. A pointy-clicky UI is comforting to Windows, OS X users.
Live and let live. |
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