Archive | December, 2007
MySQL 6.0 installed on FreeBSD
The other day I came across some neat instructions on how to set up FreeBSD with MySQL 6.0. It’s pretty straight forward: Download MySQL 6.0 here Extract the files to /usr/local/mysql Add MySQL group "groupadd mysql" Add MySQL user "useradd -g mysql mysql" Change the permissions with "chown mysql -R /usr/local/mysql" from /usr/local/mysql run "scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql" Change the permissions again "chown [...]
Continue reading...M0n0wall 1.3 Beta7
26. December 2007
A 7th beta has been released of M0n0wall, fixing some serious bugs that slipped in Beta6: fixed: kernel panic when using IPsec and the traffic shaper at the same time fixed: SIP proxy when using PPPoE/PPTP mode on WAN interface Download Anouncement
Continue reading...FreeNAS 0.686 (stable) released
25. December 2007
After more than 1 year FreeNAS 0.686 (a FreeBSD-based operating system which provides free Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services) has been released. A lot of hard work has been put into it, bugs have been fixed and new features have been implemented. Volker, the project leader wants to thank those who have helped out on the forums, [...]
Continue reading...PC-BSD added to Vietnam BSD/Linux Mirror
24. December 2007
The Saigon Linux Group (SLG) added PC-BSD to the Vietnam BSD/Linux Mirror in it’s continuing effort to promote and support open source technology in Vietnam. The Vietnam BSD/Linux Mirror is the only public mirror available in Vietnam and is currently managed by the Saigon Linux Group with the bandwidth and IP address donated by GHP Far [...]
Continue reading...FreeBSD at Cisco
24. December 2007
Cisco Systems has announced plans for a UNIX-based operating system for their network equipment. The next generation of Cisco’s products will be powered by Open Source operating systems and will be built from Open Source components. Our team will build the core technology used in a wide variety of Cisco products. This quote is from a job [...]
Continue reading...M0n0wall 1.3 BETA6 released
24. December 2007
The M0n0wall project has released BETA6 (22/12/2007). This release adds support for IPsec filtering and tunnels with (dynamic) remote host names. It also allows up to 256 concurrent PPTP VPN clients (instead of only 16) and contains fixes for the filtering bridge and the captive portal. An ipfilter update also corrects the lockup issues experienced [...]
Continue reading...DesktopBSD – day 30 – the verdict
24. December 2007
Jan Stedehouder has finished his series on “Desktop BSD – 30 days”. Read the verdict here. On November 1st I started with this series about DesktopBSD and we are now six weeks later. Six weeks in which I played, wrestled and worked with DesktopBSD almost every day. If there was only one conclusion I was allowed [...]
Continue reading...BSDTalk interview on PF Firewall
22. December 2007
This is a BSDTalk interview with Peter N. M. Hansteen on the PF, Packet Filter, a firewall originally developed by OpenBSD. To find out more about the PF Firewall, check out “The Book of PF“.
Continue reading...BSDCan 2008; dates and call for papers
22. December 2007
BSDCan 2008, held in May, in Ottowa, has the initial call for papers out. They have space for informal talks and presentations too. BSDCan is an enormously successful grass-roots style conference. It brings together a great mix of *BSD developers and users for a nice blend of both developer-centric and user-centric presentations, food, and activities. BSDCan 2008 [...]
Continue reading...FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report (Q4/2007)
19. December 2007
There’s a new issue of the FreeBSD Foundation newsletter (Q4)/ The innovation of the past lives on in FreeBSD. From SMP and network scalability to innovations in security APIs and wireless networking, the technology of FreeBSD is making an impact on our world. What future piece of BSD technology will help foster a new public commodity [...]
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26. December 2007
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