Archive | August, 2007
Difference FreeBSD and Linux
This quote, that has been around for a while, is quite funny: BSD is what you get when a bunch of Unix hackers sit down to try to port a Unix system to the PC. Linux is what you get when a bunch of PC hackers sit down and try to write a Unix system for [...]
Continue reading...PC-BSD 1.4RC released
29. August 2007
PC-BSD 1.4RC has been released! Changelog: Fixed many reported bugs from 1.4BETA in the following tools: - Network Manager - Xorg Configuration GUI - Custom partition via Installer - Xorg configuration now auto-detects DPI Included i18n support with latest translations from Pootle as of 8-28-07 Fixed PC-BSD specific tools to now use native languages properly Added HPLIP to support a wider variety [...]
Continue reading...M0n0wall 1.3Beta4 Released
27. August 2007
M0n0wall 1.3Beta4 Released – Full changelog here
Continue reading...PC-BSD meets software piracy?
27. August 2007
I have been a fan of PC-BSD for sometime now; however, it was after discovering this page that had me disturbed. Using PC-BSD’s awesome packaging methods, the webmaster of this site has apparently packaged some applications that might cause some licensing concerns. Not in violation of the GPL, as this is the BSD license in [...]
Continue reading...PC-BSD for Ubuntu users
25. August 2007
Dru Lavigne has followed up her quick comparision of Kubuntu vs PC-BSD with an article titled “PC-BSD for Ubuntu Users” “Ubuntu is known as Linux for Human Beings, because it’s driven by the philosophy that “software should be available free of charge, software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any [...]
Continue reading...gotiscali broadband
23. August 2007
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Continue reading...pfSense 1.2 RC 2 released
20. August 2007
The second release candidate of pfSense, a FreeBSD-based firewall, is ready for testing: pfSense 1.2-RC2 has been released. Here are just a few of the new improvements and features that have made their way into this new version: automatically restarts racoon (ipsec-tools if it wedges); ensure CARP status page cache is cleared before load; updated lighttpd [...]
Continue reading...Kubuntu v.s. PC-BSD
20. August 2007
Dru Lavigne has posted a short Kubuntu vs. PC-BSD comparison on her blog I played a bit with Kubuntu this morning in preparation for the article “PC-BSD for Ubuntu Users”. It made sense to me to compare the two operating systems if they were both running the same window manager (KDE) so I wouldn’t be distracted [...]
Continue reading...Interview with Will Backman
17. August 2007
An interview with the host of the BSDTalk Podcast, Will Backman, in which we talk about the history of the BSD’s, including FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonflyBSD, PC-BSD, and DesktopBSD, and discuss some of the goals and features of these projects. Listen here.
Continue reading...Interview with Jeff Starkweather, Chris Buechler and Scott Ullrich
17. August 2007
Centipede Networks has recently entered a partnership with BSD Perimeter to offer commercial support for two important free software projects, pfSense and m0n0wall. The Free Software Magazine talked to Jeff Starkweather (CEO of Centipede Networks), Chris Buechler (BSD Perimiter’s CTO) and Scott Ullrich (Chief Architect at BSD Perimiter). TM: Hello everybody, and thank you for answering my [...]
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31. August 2007
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