[nycbug-talk] Meeting Feeler: Non-BSD projects Using BSD software

[George Rosamond]

On 03/13/12 11:14, Matthew Story wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 8:49 PM, George Rosamond<
> george at ceetonetechnology.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 03/12/12 18:57, Eitan Adler wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Matthew Story<matthewstory at gmail.com>
>>>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wanted to put out a feeler about doing some meetings on the benefits and
>>>> pitfalls of porting *BSD software to non-BSD systems.  And the various
>>>> reasons why projects choose to do this, or to support alternate
>>>> distributions of their software that provide optional *BSD software.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps this list could be updated too?:
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/**index.php?title=List_of_**
>>> products_based_on_FreeBSD<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_products_based_on_FreeBSD>
>>>
>>>
>> Well, if we hosted it as a project, we would do all the BSDs, and include
>> products with relevant libraries (android), OpenSSH, etc., I would think.
>>
>> Maybe a few fields:
>>
>> product/manufacturer/software/**role/submitter/verification
>>
>> <okan sharpening knife as I dream up new online apps. . .>
>
>
> You're suggesting a NYC*BUG curated list of projects that make use of BSD
> software from any of the projects on www.?
>
>

Yes.  A central repository for anyone to upload.  The problem is 
verification, IMHO.

g