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FreeBSD : News : FreeBSD 6.0 to target wireless devices
Posted: ( Fri 19th Aug 2005 04:03:51[PM] UTC )
FreeBSD is hoping to move beyond the server and desktop market by tackling wireless devices.

FreeBSD : Reviews : FreeBSD 5.2 Lacks Polishing In Some Areas but Rules in Others
Posted: ( Fri 30th Jan 2004 03:32:51[PM] UTC )
FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE is the third major 5.x release for the next generation of the FreeBSD Unix system (release notes). For the last few years I only used the 4.x stable releases, waiting for a mature 5.x release to come out before trying it. I felt that the time had come with 5.2, but has it?

FreeBSD : Howtos : Simple FreeBSD installation yields functional desktop system
Posted: ( Fri 9th Jan 2004 06:53:18[AM] UTC )
Many near-religious-level debates revolve around which GNU/Linux distribution is "best." However, we are blessed with two free platforms for desktop usage, the other being BSD. If you can deal with text-based installation and a few post-install commands at the command line, you can install and use FreeBSD 5.1. I got FreeBSD fully installed on a 450MHz AMD K6-III+ system with 512MB of SDRAM and a 36GB 10Krpm SCSI hard disk in just under an hour.

FreeBSD : Reviews : FreeBSD 5.1
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:57:11[PM] UTC )
There are several players in the Unix world, but few are as complete and refined as FreeBSD. It installs easily, scales well, updates without a hassle and holds Netcraft records for uptime.

FreeBSD : News : FreeBSD 5.0 Developer Preview #2
Posted: ( Tue 17th Dec 2002 07:31:11[AM] UTC )
The FreeBSD Project is proud to announce the availability of the second Developer Preview snapshot of FreeBSD 5.0 (5.0-DP2). This snapshot, intended for widespread testing purposes, is the latest milestone towards the eventual release of FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE, currently scheduled for mid-December 2002.

FreeBSD : Articles : Understanding NFS
Posted: ( Wed 20th Feb 2002 06:57:44[AM] UTC )
We\'ve discussed sharing filesystems via SMB a few times. SMB lets you access files shared by a Windows system after jumping through only half a dozen loops. Sharing files with another Unix system is much, much simpler. FreeBSD supports the Unix standard Network File System out of the box. NFS intimidates many junior system administrators, but it\'s really quite simple once you know what\'s going on.

FreeBSD : Howtos : Fast & dirty way for dualbooting FreeBSD & Linux
Posted: ( Mon 11th Feb 2002 07:20:05[AM] UTC )
You like Linux, you love freeBSD. Now you want to have both on your new ix86 box. If you are not a purist and you can spare a little MB on your disk, read on.

FreeBSD : News : FreeBSD Versus Linux Revisited
Posted: ( Thu 15th Nov 2001 02:07:10[AM] UTC )
Many people say FreeBSD has a very good virtual memory manager. Now, with the new VM engine in Linux as of 2.4.10, things might look different, so I prepared a new test environment for the benchmark.

FreeBSD : News : FreeBSD's Jordan Hubbard to work for Apple
Posted: ( Mon 25th Jun 2001 10:42:26[PM] UTC )
For the past seven years, Hubbard has worked as a FreeBSD CD's product manager and FreeBSD evangelist for Walnut Creek CDROM, BSDi and WindRiver Systems. Part of Hubbard's new job will be helping Apple strengthen its relationships with other open source projects.

FreeBSD : Links : dnsupdate - create/update (dynamic) DNS tables
Posted: ( Sat 2nd Jun 2001 09:06:08[AM] UTC )
dnsupdate can create the DNS tables from a hosts file and its own configuration file. It can maintain them too. One can use dnsupdate to add or delete hosts, aliases, nameservers, forward and reverse zone. MX records are also added. Tested for Solaris and FreeBSD. Freeware under GPL.

FreeBSD : Howtos : Getting started with FreeBSD
Posted: ( Fri 11th May 2001 12:45:54[AM] UTC )
So now that you have installed FreeBSD, what do you do next? Well there are lots of things you can configure. Here, we bring you an article that focuses on various aspects like environment, shells, etc, which need configuration. This should set the ball rolling.

FreeBSD : Howtos : Compiling the FreeBSD kernel
Posted: ( Tue 20th Mar 2001 05:19:49[AM] UTC )
As with the Linux kernel, compiling the FreeBSD kernel is something of an essential skill. The newly compiled kernel will give you access to your new hardware. It will be your custom configuration. And finally, it will elevate you a couple of points up the Guru scale. Read on for more on how you can achieve all of the above.

FreeBSD : Websites : OS comparison links
Posted: ( Tue 20th Mar 2001 12:46:13[AM] UTC )
Interested in comparisons between the various operating systems? Check out this site. Its mostly FreeBSD-based though. Another interesting one is www.instinct.org

FreeBSD : Howtos : How to Build a FreeBSD-STABLE Firewall with IPFILTER
Posted: ( Tue 13th Mar 2001 05:03:19[AM] UTC )
HOWTO that walks you through building a FreeBSD-STABLE firewall with IPFILTER. This is a checklist that walks you through the entire process from beginning to end: installing FreeBSD-stable, recompiling the kernel, OpenSSH security, TCP-wrappers, VESA video modes, and special syslog logging for your firewall.

FreeBSD : Howtos : Running Linux programs on FreeBSD
Posted: ( Tue 27th Feb 2001 06:21:21[PM] UTC )
Even though many server admins prefer BSD Unix, there’s no denying that Linux is "where it’s at" for third-party software development. So, what’s a BSD admin to do?