Category Archives: FreeBSD

FreeNAS, how it works (video)

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gerard

What is FreeNAS, how does it work and how do I set it up? Check out this video

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FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report (Q2/2007)

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Gerard

If you’re interested in what’s happening with FreeBSD at the moment and especially the technical side of the project, you should have a quick read through the FreeBSD Quaterly Status Report (compiled by Max Laier). This report covers FreeBSD related … Continue reading →

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DesktopBSD vs PC-BSD review

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Gerard

Fareast has written a quick comparison of DesktopBSD and PC-BSD on Dailykos.com: After reading a very not-nice review of DesktopBSD a couple of weeks ago, and in light of the fact that I just adore PC-BSD, it’s a bit strange … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD or Redhat Linux; what is the difference?

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Gerard

First, Linux is a kernel — not an OS — that Red Hat combines with other software they choose to form the production Red Hat distribution of Linux, currently Red Hat 7.3. As you no doubt are aware, there are … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD: It’s What Your Server Wants

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Gerard

I’ll admit it. I’m in love with FreeBSD.FreeBSD is a Unix operating system that runs especially well on generic Intel-compatible hardware.FreeBSD doesn’t do anything special. In fact, anything I can do on my favorite OS, you can do on yours. … Continue reading →

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Setting up a FreeBSD Multimedia Desktop

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Gerard

Of all the many and free operating systems out there, few can begin to meet or surpass the quality, stability, and structured operation of FreeBSD. But out of the box, FreeBSD is and always will be a server OS. That’s … Continue reading →

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BSDStats numbers (May 2007)

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Gerard

BSDStats.org is a website that records the numbers of PCs/servers running a particular BSD system. This is broken down per country, releases, drivers/HW stats, CPU stats, and port stats. Though these figures are interesting enough, they cannot be used for … Continue reading →

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BSDCan – BSD Conference

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Gerard

BSDCan, a BSD conference held in Ottawa (Canada), is a yearly 2-day FreeBSD developers summit. In just three short years, BSDCan, has quickly established itself as the technical conference for people working on and with 4.4BSD based operating systems and … Continue reading →

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