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[jmga]

https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/837481011508195329

It looks like Marcan has already set to work.

 

[rjc571]

Can you please explain what FreeBSD is and why this is a big deal?

 

[L~A]

Can you please explain what FreeBSD is and why this is a big deal?

Wikipedia is your friend:

FreeBSD is a free and open source Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)

Due to its permissive licensing terms, much of FreeBSD's code base has become an integral part of other operating systems, such as Juniper JUNOS, Apple's macOS, and the operating systems running on Sony's PlayStation 3[4] and PlayStation 4.[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebsd

 

[-shadow-]

What's freeBSD? OP is really lacking info.

 

[adamsapple]

Wait. What's the first console based off of FreeBSD ?

 

[FelipeMGM]

Can you please explain what FreeBSD is and why this is a big deal?

its a linux-like OS also used as base for the PS4 OS

I guess its a big deal cuz they have kinda hacked the PS4 already

 

[Protome]

Wait. What's the first console based off of FreeBSD ?

PS4. Pretty sure PS3 was too.

 

[RoadHazard]

Wait. What's the first console based off of FreeBSD ?

PS4. PS3 was as well.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Wikipedia is your friend:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebsd

Still doesn't explain why this is a big deal.

Linux? So what?

 

[jmga]

Wait. What's the first console based off of FreeBSD ?

PS4

 

[Vuze]

Wait. What's the first console based off of FreeBSD ?

PS4

E: Beaten a dozen times

 

[LelouchZero]

Wow this is very interesting!

 

[joolz]

Can you please explain what FreeBSD is and why this is a big deal?

FreeBSD is a UNIX-like operating system, like Linux. It's not a big deal, rather an interesting bit of trivia.

 

[MTC100]

Not a big surprise, i guess the Xbox One would run some kind of Linux too if it wasn't Microsoft that is behind it ^^

 

[Bubba_Sparks]

I was just thinking yesterday how long it would take to figure out what operating system the Switch was using.

 

[Dehnus]

https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/837481011508195329

It looks like Marcan has already set to work.

Excellent! That is one point down, 7 more to go before I can purchase .

 

[marrec]

Still doesn't explain why this is a big deal.

Linux? So what?

We didn't know what the OS was until now, with many people still speculating it was somehow Android based.

 

[RoadHazard]

Still doesn't explain why this is a big deal.

Linux? So what?

It's not really a big deal. But some people thought it ran Android.

 

[Deku Tree]

MacOS too. FreeBSD is great

 

[FullMetaltech]

Its gonna be ineveitable well see it hacked soon then.

 

[Nugg]

Still doesn't explain why this is a big deal.

Linux? So what?

It's really not a big deal.

 

[entremet]

We didn't know what the OS was until now, with many people still speculating it was somehow Android based.

lol. really? android?

 

[cw_sasuke]

Before people jump to conclusions.... This doesn't mean anything - console having a Unix based OS is more or less expected nowadays unless you are MS.

People kept thinking it was Android because of the interface lol.

 

[Joqu]

I guess this is just interesting because of the android thing, yeah? Or is it a Nintendo going modern thing?

edit: oh, I guess it's a hacking thing.

 

[Deku Tree]

Lots of OS are based on FreeBSD because it is stable unix and free and good open source permissions for doing whatever you want with it.

 

[marrec]

lol. really? android?

Yes, it was ridiculous even before we know what we know now.

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Before people jump to conclusions.... This doesn't mean anything - console having a Unix based OS is more or less expected nowadays unless you are MS.

People kept thinking it was Android because of the interface lol.

Well there was also that old Nikkei report that said it was Android

 

[dracula_x]

Still doesn't explain why this is a big deal.

Linux? So what?

UNIX, not Linux

It's not a big deal though. Just a logical choice really, there are not so many good options available at the moment.

why it's good:
– open
– BSD-license
– a very small footprint
– stable

 

[m00h]

Homebrew incoming then

Spoiler

lol jk

 

[ggx2ac]

I'm glad we can finally put to rest the idea that the Switch runs Android. lol

 

[notaskwid]

So Nintendo is copying Sony, uh?

Spoiler

/s

 

[John Kowalski]

lol. really? android?

I recall that was the running canon for some time a while ago, before we knew what the Switch was.

 

[GLAMr]

Ugh, stop calling it Linux, people. They're not related, they're just both based on Unix.

As an open-source advocate, Linux user and BSD dabbler, I find this interesting. I'm glad the Switch is not running Android.

 

[FyreWulff]

called it!


but seriously though, yeah, you're more likely to see FreeBSD outside of MS consoles than anything else due to it's stability and license.

 

[daxgame]

Its gonna be ineveitable well see it hacked soon then.

hm? Has PS4 been hacked? Genuine question, I'm out of the loop on these things

 

[Stop It]

Before people jump to conclusions.... This doesn't mean anything - console having a Unix based OS is more or less expected nowadays unless you are MS.

People kept thinking it was Android because of the interface lol.

Or until now, Nintendo.

Finally abandoning the idea of making their own kernel, good.

Being BSD based should make developing apps like Netflix easier too, so all good.

Nvidia of course fully support BSD with their drivers. Hey I was wrong it wasn't Android based after all but Nintendo Finally going *nix is great to see.

 

[tearsofash]

Its gonna be ineveitable well see it hacked soon then.

just because something runs Unix-based stuff like FreeBSD doesn't make it susceptible to hackers any more or less than devices on other operating systems.

 

[30yearsofhurt]

Before people jump to conclusions.... This doesn't mean anything - console having a Unix based OS is more or less expected nowadays unless you are MS.

People kept thinking it was Android because of the interface lol.

It's a massive improvement over the Wii U OS which was, and still is, one of the worst OSs anyone could devise.

just because something runs Unix-based stuff like FreeBSD doesn't make it susceptible to hackers any more or less than devices on other operating systems.

Yeah I'm not sure how people are making the logical leap that this means it's susceptible now.

 

[jmga]

hm? Has PS4 been hacked? Genuine question, I'm out of the loop on these things

Yes. By the same guy who posted that tweet.

 

[pronk420]

Nvidia of course fully support BSD with their drivers

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic, or if NVIDIA support for BSD has come along a lot since I last checked.

 

[Caayn]

Guys. Linux != BSD. Both are different systems.

 

[miller.skippins]

It's not really a big deal. But some people thought it ran Android.

Pssss.....Android is some sort of Linux.

 

[Sniffynose]

Oh shit this is the same kind of O/S that ran the original Jurassic Park and we know how that ended up =§

 

[c0de]

its a linux-like OS also used as base for the PS4 OS

I guess its a big deal cuz they have kinda hacked the PS4 already

PS4 uses an old BSD which has potential security flaws in their jails. We don't know what Nintendo uses.

 

[la_briola]

its a linux-like OS also used as base for the PS4 OS

I guess its a big deal cuz they have kinda hacked the PS4 already

You just triggered a lot of people. :lol

 

[Jams775]

Guys. Linux != BSD. Both are different systems.

Isn't it kinda like 99% compatible to Linux software? That was the impression I was getting when dicking around with freebsd. I'm pretty sure the new users guide said that. (Though I'm not 100% fyi)

 

[Awful Falafel]

To be fair Android gets shoved into tons of random things; refrigerators, picture frames, cameras, etc. so putting it into what amounts to a glorified gaming tablet doesn't seem so farfetched. All the speculators should've known Nintendo was going to Nintendo and go for something more custom rather than off the shelf though.

Its gonna be ineveitable well see it hacked soon then.

PS3 runs FreeBSD and wasn't hacked until the slim revision which was 3 years later. PS4 also runs FreeBSD and took a little over 2 years. In both cases things were severely limited to older firmware.

Sure as hell will take longer than if it was running android because lol android security.

 

[c0de]

Oh shit this is the same kind of O/S that ran the original Jurassic Park and we know how that ended up =§

Bullshit. In Jurassic Park they used IRIX, the unix of SGI:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaRHU1XxMJQ shows the "file manager".

 

[Sniffynose]

Bullshit. In Jurassic Park they used IRIX, the unix of SGI:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaRHU1XxMJQ shows the "file manager".

Well that backfired on me pretty fast =/

 

[dracula_x]

PS3 runs FreeBSD and wasn't hacked until the slim revision which was 3 years later. PS4 also runs FreeBSD and took a little over 2 years. In both cases things were severely limited to older firmware.

Sure as hell will take longer than if it was running android because lol android security.

yep, it's not that easy like some people think