Archive | January, 2008
Depenguinator – version 2.0
In December 2003, I wrote a script for remotely upgrading a linux system to FreeBSD. I gave it a catchy name (‘Depenguinator’, inspired by the ‘Antichickenator’ in Baldur’s Gate), announced it on a FreeBSD mailing list and on Slashdot, and before long it was famous. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for changes in the layout [...]
Continue reading...Global software development in the FreeBSD Project
30. January 2008
Yesterday I came across a study done by Diomidis Spinellis about the development of FreeBSD. It was written in 2006 but it still gives some useful insight in and statistics about the FreeBSD Project (How the FreeBSD Project works). FreeBSD is a sophisticated operating system developed and maintained as open-source software by a team of more [...]
Continue reading...FOSDEM 2008 conference
30. January 2008
FOSDEM 2008, the “Free and Open Source software Developers’ European Meeting”, is taking place in Brussels, Belgium, next month: February 23-24th. There will be a BSD/PosgreSQL room. Transportation | Accomodation | Friday beer event | Would be nice to hear who’s going to attend. I’m not sure myself yet whether i’m going or not. Would be nice [...]
Continue reading...BSDTalk’s interview with Dru Lavigne
30. January 2008
Will Backman from BSDTalk has uploaded another interview (the 3rd) with Dru Lavigne. She talks about her new book “The Best of FreeBSD Basics“, the upcoming BSDA exam and the Open Source Business Resource. Download/Listen as MP3 or OGG
Continue reading...FreeBSD software, ports and applications
29. January 2008
To a lot of computer users, especially MS Windows users, FreeBSD is still covered by a cloud of “geekyness”. If people have heard of FreeBSD at all, they often think it’s a server operating system (which is not wrong) and that it comes with server software only (which is not correct). Admitted, FreeBSD’s hardware support is [...]
Continue reading...GPL and BSD : impact
29. January 2008
Very Grumpy Bunny has written a post comparing the GPLv2 and the BSD licence and explaining the difference when applied to Amarok. There are several BSD licenses, so many that you’ll typically see any particular license under BSD terms listed as a BSD-Style license. Example, the Vorbis and Theora codecs. The terms themselves are fairly simple. #1: [...]
Continue reading...7 Linux/BSD firewalls reviewed (incl pfSense & m0n0wall)
28. January 2008
Wayne Richardson reviewed in total 7 different Linux and BSD firewalls back in Nov 2007 (ClarckConnect, Endian, Gibraltar, IPCop, m0n0wall, pfSense, SmoothWall) and compared them on basis of the following categories: setup, web-gui, extensibility and speed. Since this is a FreeBSD blog I’ll just quote (with his kind permission) what he wrote about pfSense and m0n0wall. [...]
Continue reading...The best of FreeBSD Basics – 2 reviews
28. January 2008
Dru Lavigne’s latest book “The best of FreeBSD Basics” is now also available at Amazon.co.uk and has 2 reviews on Amazon.com. Make no mistake about it…..Whether you are a novice or a system administrator, you need this book in your library. Unlike other FreeBSD books out there which basically copy the online handbook, Dru Lavigne [...]
Continue reading...BSDA exam available from BSDCertification.org
28. January 2008
Dru Lavigne has announced that the BSD Certification Group has finished the BSDA exam beta process and that it is now gone live. The BSD Associate certification marks the entry level for professional, community-based BSD certification, and work will continue to offer a certification for BSD Professionals (BSDP) next. During 2008 the exam will be offered [...]
Continue reading...In the spotlight: HamFreeSBIE
28. January 2008
HamFreeSBIE is a live CD based on FreeSBIE and contains utilities specifically tailored to fit the needs of amateur radio operators. HamFreeSBIE is developed and maintained since February 2007 by Diane Bruce, a well-known FreeBSD developer. Diane has created a presentation that gives a great introduction into the various available ham utilities (incl screenshots & [...]
Continue reading...FreeBSD VPS Hosting
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