FreeBSD not so free anymore ? Long live FreeBSD...

[Chris Rees]

On Jun 15, 2012 10:13 PM, "Jerry" <jerry at seibercom.net> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:12:58 +0100
> Chris Rees articulated:
>
> >On 15 June 2012 18:53, Etienne Robillard <animelovin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 06/15/2012 01:08 PM, Jerry wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Skype 4.0 for Linux is now available. Is there any possibility of
> >>> getting it ported to FreeBSD? The latest version in ports is only
> >>> 2.x.
> >>
> >> Why not? Thinking FreeBSD could become immune to remote exploits is
> >> absurd.
> >>
> >> So without much efforts  I can guess ports like Skype will become
> >> more widespread now that FreeBSD has gived up on network security,
> >> preferring to announce critical security vulnerabilities once the
> >> exploit has been confirmed without any warnings.
> >>
> >> A good reason to stop using this bloated OS if you ask me and use
> >> something more respectful to their users base relaying on STABLE for
> >> stability reasons...
> >
> >New versions of Skype require ALSA.  This is at their insistence.
>
> So, are you implying that ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
> is never going to happen on a FreeBSD system?

It is unnecessary.

Chris