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Linux vs BSD with a little focus on OpenBSD
Juraj Sipos, the founder of MaheshaBSD, has published an article listing the difference between Linux and BSD: “This article is not about the history of Unix; however, Unix is such a complex issue that it deserves few words in this respect: BSD family of Unix systems is based upon the source code of real Unix developed [...]
Continue reading...(Free)BSD quick news and links
10. March 2010
FreeBSD Returning committer: Niels Heinen (ports) (07/03/2010) New committer: Neel Natu (src) (03/03/2010) PC-BSD 1. Quick Poll – which pages would you like to see printed from Dru’s latest book in the upcoming BSD Magazine issue? 2. How does PC-BSD 8.0 compare with Kubuntu 9.10? This is probably comparing apples with pears, but for those liking comparison reviews, check PC-BSD [...]
Continue reading...BSD week – 4 BSD releases
5. May 2009
In the last 7 days we’ve seen a new version released by each of the 4 major BSD operating systems: OpenBSD 4.5, NetBSD, FreeBSD 7.2 and a “minor” DragonFlyBSD release (2.2.1). Who said BSD was dying? Video 1 – “BSD is dying” (2007) - Video 2 – “BSD is still dying” (2009). NetBSD 5 NetBSD, well-known for its high portability has arrived at [...]
Continue reading...Translation of BSD man pages (Brazilian Portuguese)
2. May 2009
Alan Bueno has begun a project translating FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD man pages into Brazilian Portuguese. Information about the project can be found in the FAQ. [Google Translation – EN) Translated MAN Pages: FreeBSD OpenBSD NetBSD
Continue reading...Blogs for “the other BSDs”: NetBSD, OpenBSD and DragonFlyBSD
1. July 2008
This blog, FreeBSD – the unknown Giant, as the title suggests, covers only FreeBSD related stories and updates. However, over the last few months, I have received emails from my some readers asking why I don’t write about the “other BSDs”, such as OpenBSD, NetBSD and DragonflyBSD. Well, the answer is quite simple: “There’s no need [...]
Continue reading...BSD Magazine – it’s coming!
1. February 2008
I blogged before that there were plans of creating a FreeBSD Magazine. Just to let you know that the first issue can be expected around April 2008. It won’t be just about FreeBSD, but also about other BSD OSses, incl. OpenBSD and NetBSD, hence the name BSD Magazine. The website is now live at bsdmag.org. [...]
Continue reading...FFS File System driver for Windows (Tip)
1. February 2008
The FFS File System driver for Windows enables you to read BSD (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD) FFS partitions from Windows 2000/XP/2003. More info, downloads and source code on this SF site.
Continue reading...Exciting future ahead for BSD
25. January 2008
Trollaxor has written up an interesting piece about the history and future of the major BSD systems: FreeBSD, netBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD and Darwin. In the new year the Berkeley Software Distribution family of Unix-like operating systems is growing at a phenomenal rate and excitement over the possibilities for this operating system family is in the air. [...]
Continue reading...(Free)BSD myths dispelled
15. January 2008
As the BSD projects (DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD) have grown in size, a number of persistent myths have grown up around them. Some of these are perpetuated by well meaning but misguided individuals, others by people pursuing their own agendas. This page aims to dispel those myths while remaining as dispassionate as possible. *BSD has a [...]
Continue reading...Review of “The Book of PF”
28. December 2007
Dru Lavigne has reviewed “The Book of PF – A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD Firewall“. Peter N.M. Hansteen, the writer, has written this book as an expanded follow-up to his very popular online PF tutorial. PF (Packet Filter) is a robust packet filter that originated in OpenBSD and that has been ported to [...]
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10. May 2010
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