Tag Archives: Videos

The Locking Infrastructure in the FreeBSD kernel

The presentation at AsiaBSDCon 2009 is focused on explaining theoretical approaches and pratical aspect of the locking support in the FreeBSD kernel. The locking KPI as well as underlying mechanisms and interactions with the scheduler will be analized and discussed … Continue reading

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Isolating Cluster Users for Performance and Predictability

At The Aerospace Corporation, we run a large FreeBSD based computing cluster to support engineering applications. These applications come in all shapes, sizes, and qualities of implementation. To support them and our diverse userbase we have been searching for ways … Continue reading

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Mohamad Dikshie Fauzie: FreeBSD and SOI-Asia Project

In this paper we describe usage of FreeBSD operating system for IPv6 Multicast routing platform in SOI-Asia Project. SOI-Asia project is platform to deliver realtime lecture via UniDirectional Link of satellite to several countries in Asia. Because of limited bandwidth … Continue reading

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PC-BSD – Making FreeBSD on the Desktop a reality – Kris Moore

FreeBSD has a reputation for its rock-solid reliability, and top-notch performance in the server world, but is noticeably absent when it comes to the vast market of desktop computing. Why is this? FreeBSD offers many, if not almost all of … Continue reading

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ZFS on FreeBSD (videos)

ZFS is a relatively new and exciting file storage system developed by Sun. The features of ZFS include support for high storage capacities, integration of the concepts of filesystem and volume management, snapshots and copy-on-write clones, continuous integrity checking and … Continue reading

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FreeBSD security (incl video)

These are some recent links with regards FreeBSD security: 1.  Using DenyHosts to help thwart SSH attacks on FreeBSD DenyHosts is a script intended to be run by UNIX-like system administrators to help thwart SSH server attacks (also known as dictionary … Continue reading

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BSD week – 4 BSD releases

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) … Continue reading

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FreeNAS links, howtos and video

The following are some links I’ve saved up with regards to FreeNAS, the FreeBSD/m0n0wall based, open source Network Attached Storage operating system. 1. More Uses For Old PCs and Laptops The Telegraph.co.uk has an article on how to re-use that … Continue reading

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