Category Archives: X vs Y

Software licensing; GPL, BSD or public domain?

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Gerard

The discussion on GPL vs BSD  licensing will probably never end, unless one or both licenses cease to exist. There’s an interesting post about the GPL license and BSD license, and the writer’s suggests that the public domain license is … Continue reading →

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BSD vs GPL (video)

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Gerard

Interesting presentation by Jason Dixon at the Oct New York City *BSD User Group

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7 Reasons why BSD is better than Linux

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Gerard

Matt Hartley, who is using Linux full time himself gives 7 reasons why BSD operating systems are preferred over Linux (but he also admits that BSD has its shortcomings): BSD is dead simple Create your own OS Speed Stability Software packaging Security … Continue reading →

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Is FreeBSD a better choice for the desktop? (or dispelling myths)

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Gerard

Last week we linked to an article on linsux.org why FreeBSD is better for the desktop than Linux. David from UNIX Administratosphere wrote a reply to that article and there’s also a thread on the Linsux forum.

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Some advice for Microsoft: dump Windows

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Gerard

It’s time for Microsoft to dump Windows. In fact, ten years ago would have been a good time to start. At the risk of berating the obvious, it’s clear that security will continue to be a major problem for Microsoft. … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD review and howtos from a Linux user

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Gerard

I recently decided to give the new 7.0 release of FreeBSD ago and was fairly impressed. I did use BSD along time ago on a home server for a few months but pretty much forgot everything about it from back … Continue reading →

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I’m faster than you! No I am!

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Gerard

All FreeBSD interested people will remember the document that Kris Kennaway released (Introducing FreeBSD). In this paper he explains how dramatic improvements have been achieved in FreeBSD 7.0; especially with regards to SMP and SQL database querying (MySQL and PostgreSQL). … Continue reading →

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GPL and BSD : impact

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Gerard

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 … Continue reading →

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