Category Archives: OpenBSD

BSD, the more Unix-like OS

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Gerard

This is an interesting blog post looking at the BSD as a viable alternative to Linux. The BSDs are less hyped and are in some areas superior to Linux: “The BSDs have been around for a long time – longer … Continue reading →

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Difference FreeBSD and Linux

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Gerard

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in FreeBSD, FreeBSD vs Linux, OpenBSD | 3 Comments

Interview with Will Backman

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Gerard

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. … Continue reading →

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Differentiating Among BSD flavours

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Gerard

This website deals mostly with FreeBSD and systems derived from or based on this superb operating system. However it’s also good to be aware of other BSD systems that are around and the reason why they exist or why have … Continue reading →

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Unix and BSD Family Trees

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Gerard

Recently I came across two interesting websites that show an up-to-date family tree of Unix and BSD operating systems, and thought that those of you who are not too familiar with the different Unix and Unix-like systems might find these … Continue reading →