Even if he is willing (and he might be, look at his balloon adventures) Mr Branson is already rich and famous. Other people are motivated by seeking wealth and fame. Why should he stand in their way?

"Get rich or die trying is the American dream" and dieing is an important part of that dream.

"If it was easy, they would all be doing it!"

Nope. If it comes from a politician, you are not being informed you are being misled.

Will it run FreeBSD?

If so, it might actually be useful.

[boople woople twaddle twaddle, /. says I type too fast.]

It's a politician's job to inform us

That sounds like a tautology.

Once a politician has handled the truth, it is indistinguishable from a lie.

As if any was needed!

from newer scripting languages

Why would anyone want a newer scripting language? That is like wanting to build a house from new bricks. If you know the old language, you can use it. If you don't, then perhaps you should not be messing with the system initialisation?

Its not like normal admins have to write these scripts - the people who manage ports supply them for you, and have a tool that puts them in the right place.Most people run OBSD because they want to have a system that runs their apps, not so they can experiment with the boot process. OBSD boots really fast. (Unless you screw up your fstab - like I did last week - In which case it might not boot at all).

Do you also complain about the type of pipe clip your car manufacturer uses on the under-bonnet pipes?

If you want to use Java to write a systemd replacement, then go ahead - I wont stop you. Do like Linus, and write your own damned OS.

I don't know where you get your hardware from, but I dont recall any serious problems with OBSD hardware support. The only kit I have personally owned that was not supported was an Sbus SCSI card used in Sun Enterprise servers, and I had an alternative card anyway.

I have had more hardware support problems with Windows and Linux.

I regularly have uptimes of over a year, and bug reports generally produce a next day response. Try getting that elsewhere.

Are you sure its a good idea to go forward? Don't you every watch Faux News?

Grounhog day forever!

Its HALOWEEN you are supposed to be running Windows ME on your pumpkin. Even Windows 8 is not that scary!

After that, you throw that sodding SystemD infested Ubuntu in the trash can and upgrate to FreeBSD.

Systemd is the first actual usable solution.

That implies there was a problem.

It seems to me that the only problems I have had with init is that some packages, in their infinite wisdom, need you to modify or create scripts yourself, and the message saying so assumes you are still using an LA36.

My experience with systemd is such that I too, will probably end up having to migrate not just myself, but also my userbase to FreeBSD.

Why is the Linux world so commited to foisting changes on the unsuspecting, and saying "See, you will like it when you have no choice!" It is like the schoolmasters who say "If you don't enjoy it, you will be severely punished!" - Fine in the late 1860's but even Dickens was agin it, and the 1960's was a revolt against that world. Remember the Paris uprising of 1968? (Hint: It was nothing to do with Paris Hilton).

I have a lawn too.

The real problem is the $200 bribe to install all that bloatware. If you dont take the bloatware, you have to pay the full price of the hardware. Personally, I am happy to pay -$100 for widows+bloatware and install Mint over it.

You mean when Bill Gates was introduced to IBM by his mum with such a high recommendation that they bought an OS from him that he didn't even have?

Its hard to top that!

Does your cat run OSX?

Why would they leave out the most important thing?

As most users have already defected to other distros, it was not worth the effort!

If you use Unix on a server, you should have multiple partitions. If you don't know that, you should not be using Unix. If you have a server, and you are not using Unix, you should not be in charge of a server. The partitions might be on different H/Ds if performance matters. Different partitions get used in different ways. Some grow faster than others.

If any partition is more than 50% full, you had best have a plan for what to do next, even if it will not need to be done for two years. If you don't plan two years ahead, you should not be running a server. If you use SCSI disks on Unix, its easy to add more hard disks. If you are not using SCSI hard disks, well, presumably the data was not very important anyway.

Did I mention the lawn?