Category Archives: X vs Y

7 Linux/BSD firewalls reviewed (incl pfSense & m0n0wall)

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Gerard

Wayne Richardson reviewed in total 7 different Linux and BSD firewalls back in Nov 2007 (ClarckConnect, Endian, Gibraltar, IPCop, m0n0wall, pfSense, SmoothWall) and compared them on basis of the following categories: setup, web-gui, extensibility and speed. Since this is a … Continue reading →

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New category and FBSD Projects page updated

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Gerard

I’ve just updated the FBSD Projects page (added DSBSD and TrueBSD) and also added a X vx Y category where you will find topics such as Linux vs BSD or OS X vs OS Y, such as: Smoothwall vs M0n0wall: … Continue reading →

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PC-BSD vs DesktopBSD; similarities & differences

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Gerard

Similar to my m0n0wall vs pfSense; similarities & differences post, I thought I’d also post a “PC-BSD vs DesktopBSD; similarities & differences” overview since I get so much trafic from people trying to find out what the similarities and differences … Continue reading →

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m0n0wall vs pfSense; similarities & differences

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gerard

A common misconception about pfSense is that it is intended as a rival to m0n0wall as a BSD-based firewall system, since they are similar in structure and goals. This is not the case; some developers even contribute to both projects. … Continue reading →

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GPL vs BSD, a matter of sustainability

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gerard

Both licensing models have been around for a very long time. I don’t know which predates which, but it really doesn’t matter. The spirit behind both licenses is very similar: free software is good. But they realize this idea in … Continue reading →

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DesktopBSD vs PC-BSD

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gerard

Jan Stedehouder has almost finished his DesktopBSD – the first 30 days series and the following are his observations with regards to how PC-BSD and DesktopBSD compare: Today may be a good day to at least do a formal comparison … Continue reading →

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Smoothwall vs M0n0wall: a comparison

Posted on November 10, 2007 by Gerard

When it comes to firewalls, most people are fine with a consumer grade solution like a Linksys, Netgear or D-Link “router,” but these devices lack in features. With a Pentium II 200MHz processor and 1GB of RAM, you can create … Continue reading →

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BSD Community vs Linux Community

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Gerard

Another interesting post from Penguin Pete: “The BSD Community Compared to the Linux Community”: “I’ll tell you the number one thing right off that I like better about BSD than Linux: the peace and quiet. An amazing experience occurred when … Continue reading →

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