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Speed Daemons (BSD Magazine 2011-11)
A new issue (November 2011) of the free BSD Magazine is now available: Speed Daemons (pdf). From the table of contents: PC-BSD 9 Turns a New Page Since 2005, PC-BSD has striven to make BSD accessible to the desktop user. Offering a slew of improvements and … Continue reading
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FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report (July – September 2011)
This report covers FreeBSD-related projects between April and June 2011. It is the third of the four reports planned for 2011: FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report (July – September 2011). This quarter was mainly devoted to polishing the bits for the next major … Continue reading
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Why aren’t you using FreeBSD?
Paul Venezia wonders why more folks aren’t using FreeBSD. ‘There used to be a saying — at least I’ve said it many times — that my workstations run Linux, my servers run FreeBSD. Sure, it’s quicker to build a Linux … Continue reading
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How to configure a pfSense 2.0 Cluster using CARP
howtoforge.com has a easy to follow tutorial (How to configure a pfSense 2.0 Cluster using CARP) showing you how to set up a pfSense cluster with CARP. In this HowTo I will show you how to configure a pfSense 2.0 Cluster … Continue reading
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FreeBSD vs Linux (video)
FreeBSD or Linus? This question can evoke heated debates, but according to Brandon Wirtz (FreeBSD vs Linux) they’re both great, but if your hardware is supported by FreeBSD, go for the latter. I presume he is talking about servers. [youtube n-Dd2LayNQ4]
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FreeBSD Events (CE BSDday, EuroBSDCon, BSDday Arg)
These are some links to past and upcoming FreeBSD related events: Central European BSD day 2011 (Slovakia) Central Europen BSDDay 2011 is taking place in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 5 November. The purpose of this one-day event is to gather Central … Continue reading
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The Inevitability of IPv6 (BSD Magazine 2011-10)
A new issue (October 2011) of the free BSD Magazine is now available: The Inevitability of IPv6 (pdf). From the table of contents: Configuring a FreeBSD Stealth Logging Server The collection of log files provides security administrators with the ability to have an audit trail … Continue reading
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FreeBSD 9.0-RC1 Available
The first release candidate of FreeBSD 9.0 (RC1) is now available. Although several weeks behind the original schedule, the waiting is usually worth it: The first RC build for the FreeBSD-9.0 release cycle is now available. ISO images for the … Continue reading
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