One of the major differences between FreeBSD and Linux, is that FreeBSD is coherent operating system, and that the building of it is steered and managed by a Core Team.

The bi-annual election is over and the votes are in. The following FreeBSD developers form the core team until 2010:

Robert Watson (172 votes)
Peter Wemm (160)
Kris Kennaway (157)
Murray Stokely (134)
George V. Neville-Neil (126)
Brooks Davis (116)
Wilko Bulte (114)
Hiroki Sato (111)
Giorgos Keramidas (91)

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