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Freei.Net Doubles Service Speed With Intel(R) Server Platforms
Freei.Net, Freei.Net Press Release
Freei.Net �������� ����� �������� Intel LB440GX 2U Rack Server Platform � ����� � �������� ������ ���������� ������������� ����� Internet-����������. ``LB440GX ��������� ������������ ���� ������������ ������� FreeBSD'', ������ Steve Bourg, ����� ����������� ������ Freei.Net. -
FreeBSD 3.3. Robust OS well suited for Internet/Intranet Deployment
Data Communications Online, Juha Saarinen
������������� Linux ���������� FreeBSD � ����� �� �������������.
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FreeBSD at COMDEX
Slashdot, Brett Glass
Brett Glass ������ ��� ��������� � ����� ������������ � �������� COMDEX � ������ �������� FreeBSD -chat. ��������� ������� ������������ �������� ����, ��� �������������� ����������� ���������� BSD � Linux. -
Who controls free software?
Salon Magazine, Andrew Leonard
����������� ������� ������ RedHat �������� Cygnus, � ������ ���������� Jordan Hubbard � ���������� FreeBSD. -
The Darwinist: Darwin for x86?
MacWeek, Stephan Somogyi
�������� � ����������� �������� ������� (Wilfredo Sanchez), ����������� FreeBSD � ������� Apple Darwin �� ������ ����������� FreeBSDCon. -
Bob Frankenberg's breaking Windows
CBS MarketWatch, Michael Tarsala
In an interview with CBS MarketWatch, Bob Frankenberg, ex-CEO of Novell, praises FreeBSD for doing ``an exceptionally good job''. FreeBSD is used in his current company, Encanto. -
Applix and Walnut Creek Partner to Provide Applixware Office for the FreeBSD Operating System
Applix Inc., Applix Inc. press release
Walnut Creek will distribute Applixware Office v4.4.2 in their FreeBSD 3.3 Power Desktop product. In addition, Walnut Creek will bundle Applix'SHELF, a visual open-source application development toolset and runtime environment with FreeBSD. -
LinuxWorld report on FreeBSDCon 99
LinuxWorld, Vicki Brown
October 17, 1999 marked a milestone in the history of FreeBSD -- the first FreeBSD conference was held in the city where it all began. -
FreeBSDCon'99: Fans of Linux's lesser-known sibling gather for the first time
CNN, Vicki Brown
Repost of IDG article about FreeBSDCon '99.
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ServerWatch's Review of FreeBSD
ServerWatch, Kevin Reichard
FreeBSD v3.2 is as close to the perfect Internet server operating system as it comes. -
Grass Roots Daemocracy
Upside, Sam Williams
A report from the first annual FreeBSDCon held in Berkeley, California. -
ENTERA DELIVERS FreeBSD STREAMING SERVER SUPPORTING QUICKTIME
Entera, Entera Press Release
Entera announces a free, standards-based RTSP/RTP server to stream QuickTime from a FreeBSD platform. -
Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research
First Monday, Nikolai Bezroukov
This paper tries to explore links between open source software development and academic research as a better paradigm for OSS development.
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The Boston Globe,
Claims that the operating systems based on BSD are more reliable and secure. (requires registration with The Boston Globe prior to viewing) -
Beyond Linux, Free Systems Help Build The Web
Wall Street Journal, Lee Gomes
An introduction to the BSD family of free operating systems. -
Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs
SysAdmin, Michael Lucas
Focusses on the BSD development model and the ease of keeping upto-date with tools like sup and CVSup.
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Out of Linux limelight, devil gets its due
Boston Globe, Hiawatha Bray
A short (but not very accurate) introduction to FreeBSD for people who have heard about Linux. -
Reporter's notebook: Hackers on holiday
CNN, Ann Harrison
CNN reports that the winner during the "Linux Death Match" at the Chaos Computer Camp in Germany used FreeBSD tools to win out over Linux attackers. More details are available at http://www.42.org/~sec/Berichte/199908Camp/index.en.html#match. -
More FreeBSD Comics
User Friendly the Comic Strip, Illiad
See also the comics for the 4th and the 5th. -
World's Biggest Internet Search Engine Goes Online
Fast Search & Transfer, FAST Press Release
Said to be the largest search engine on the Internet, FAST Web Search uses the FreeBSD operating system. -
Duke Computer Scientists Exceed "Gigabit" Data Processing Speeds With Internet Software
Science Daily Magazine, Duke University press release
Using FreeBSD, Duke University computer science researchers have developed a system for communication at speeds higher than one billion bits per second in a local area network of personal computers. More details can be found at the Trapeze project web site.
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WORLDS LARGEST INDEPENDENT IPP HITS NEW MILESTONE
Pair Networks, pair Networks press release
pair Networks, Inc., the World's largest independently owned and operated paid hosting service, today announced that it has surpassed the 60,000 Web site milestone. Their web servers in their state-of-the-art data center house more than 2 Terabytes of storage, and deliver up to 100 million hits per day to site visitors. pair uses FreeBSD in order to ensure maximum uptime and reliability. -
Free OS? It' s as easy as BSD
TechWeb UK, Peter McGarvey
Network manager Peter McGarvey writes about his experience with a number of varieties of Unix. He sums up: FreeBSD is the greatest. -
BSD a better OS than Linux?
ZD Net News, Bob Sullivan
BSD is the software behind the world's most popular Web site and the world's most popular FTP site. -
The Net's stealth operating system
MSNBC, Bob Sullivan
BSD powers some of the biggest sites, and its users are among the most jealous of Linux. -
Embed Together: The Case For BSD In Network Appliances
Performance Computing, Kevin Rose and Charles Davidson
Underlines the advantages of BSD for the embedded device market. Mentions picoBSD.
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Radio interview: Linux and FreeBSD
GigABytes Radio Talk Show, Chris DiBona and Jordan Hubbard
Chris DiBona of VA Research and Jordan Hubbard of the FreeBSD Project give their views on Linux and FreeBSD. -
Thin Servers
Windows NT Systems, Ted Drude
A survey of thin servers, featuring products using FreeBSD as their internal operating system. -
Information Technology and the Internet in Co-operation Ireland
Public Communications Centre, Ireland, Interview with Michael Doyle
Michael Doyle, system administrator for Co-operation Ireland roots for FreeBSD in this interview. Michael is using FreeBSD and PostgreSQL as a cost-effective and ultra-reliable solution for his organization's I.T. needs. -
GPL and BSD: explication and comparison
32BitsOnline, Rob Bos
An article comparing BSD and GPL style licenses. -
CmdrTaco on Slashdot Sale
Wired Business News, Leander Kahney
In an interview with Wired News, Rob Malda, founder of Slashdot, says that he would now like to spend some more time reporting on FreeBSD. -
Server Platforms - FreeBSD Review
ServerWatch, Kevin Reichard
FreeBSD: Is it the perfect Internet server operating system? As close as it comes. -
Yes! There is intelligent life beyond Linux
Network Week Online, David Cartwright
It looks like Unix, it tastes like Unix but it isn't Unix. It's FreeBSD!
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Silicon Carny: Why I run FreeBSD
SunWorld, Rich Morin
Rich Morin explains why FreeBSD is the superior OS for him. -
INTERNET'S BUSIEST SOFTWARE ARCHIVE REACHES NEW DOWNLOAD MILESTONE
Walnut Creek CDROM, David Greenman
Walnut Creek CDROM, Inc. announces that their popular software archive at ftp://ftp.cdrom.com has surpassed the one trillion bytes (one terabyte) milestone of files downloaded per day from a single server machine. -
Bye-Bye, Windows
CNet, Christopher Lindquist
Reviews alternative PC operating systems. Includes a review of FreeBSD 3.2. -
Gnome is no Windows dwarf
BBC, Chris Nuttall
Article on Gnome and the Open Source movement. Mentions FreeBSD. -
OS Also-Rans
Pioneer Planet, JULIO OJEDA-ZAPATA
A short article introducing a few alternative OSes, including FreeBSD and OpenBSD. Aimed at the general public. -
Micron Electronics NetFRAME chosen for Internet's busiest site
Walnut Creek CDROM, David Greenman
During its first full day of operation, the new NetFRAME 9201 server set a new all-time one day download record of 969GB of files, surpassing the previous record set last year of 873GB/day. -
The other open-source OS: FreeBSD
ZD Net, Anne Chen
Examples of FreeBSD deployment in the real world and why some technology officers find it attractive.
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Open-Source Software: Power to the People
Data Communications, Lee Bruno
Linux and BSD Unix are starting to show up on more and more corporate servers, running alongside or even replacing Netware and Windows NT. -
XML: Complete XML Development System Integrated with FreeBSD
FreeBSD Advocacy, Jordan Hubbard
Included with FreeBSD 3.1 is a complete, integrated SGML/XML development system that installs with a simple, easy to use command sequence. -
Inktomi Announces Traffic Server 3.0
Inktomi, Inktomi press release
FreeBSD is a supported operating system for a new version of Inktomi's carrier-class network cache platform. -
The Matrix: FreeBSD Used to Generate Special Effects
FreeBSD Advocacy, Jordan Hubbard
Dual-Processor FreeBSD systems were used to generate a large number of special effects in the cutting edge Warner Brothers film, The Matrix. -
Let's Get More Educated About FreeBSD
osOpinion, Preston S. Wiley
A system administrator shares his views on FreeBSD. -
The Oldest Free OS
ZD Net, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
What are the oldest free operating systems around? The answer is the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Unix variants. -
FreeBSD wants a place in the sun
Upside, Sam Williams
Introduces FreeBSD to Linux users. -
FreeBSD Offers a Sound Open Source Alternative
Internet World, James C. Luh
Outside technical circles, many remain unaware of viable choices for internet servers---like the FreeBSD operating system that drives Web servers for such high-profile names as Yahoo and Best Internet Communications (now part of Verio). -
Serious FTP: Behind the scenes of Walnut Creek CDROM
CNN, Rich Morin
A description of the Walnut Creek CDROM setup. The article is also available from SunWorld. -
Thin Servers: Off-the-Shelf Internet Help
TechWeb, Christine Zimmerman
Discusses thin-servers, including six built using an embedded FreeBSD kernel.
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A FreeBSD Comic Strip
User Friendly the Comic Strip, Illiad
See also the serial from the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th of March, 1999. -
Rising support for BSD
Fairfax IT News, Nathan Cochrane
Columnist Nathan Cochrane talks about the BSD family of open source operating systems. -
Whence the Source: Untangling the Open Source/Free Software Debate
O'Reilly Open Source, Thomas Scoville
An article on the open-source / free-software debate. Mentions Berkeley Unix as one of the early successes of shared source code collaboration.
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LWN interviews Alan Cox
Linux Weekly News,
There is a small but interesting FreeBSD mention in LWN in an interview with Linux's Alan Cox. -
The Economist,
Software that has been developed by thousands of volunteers and is given away is often better than the stuff for sale. Note: The article is no longer available online without registration.
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Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix
O'Reilly and Associates, Marshall Kirk McKusick
A short history of Berkeley Unix. -
WWWsmith: Installation and Configuration of FreeBSD
LINUX JOURNAL, Sean Eric Fagan
Here is how to set up a web server using another freely available operating system, FreeBSD, a high performance, mature, Unix-like system. -
The return of BSD - What are the BSD flavors and why might you use them?
SunWorld, Greg Lehey
Introduces the modern BSD OSes to the general public. -
GartnerGroup,
While finished thin servers should be optimized in both hardware and software for the task at hand, who says the software and hardware must come from the same developer? This Perspective examines the emerging trend in the OEM market of divorcing the software layer from the hardware layer. Many operating systems are vying to be the OS of choice for thin servers. This document examines this issue in detail, particularly the differences between Linux and FreeBSD, the current de facto leaders in the market. Note: The article is no longer available online without registration. -
Nature Web Matters: Internet tomography
Nature, K.C. Claffy, Tracie Monk & Daniel McRobb, UCSD/CAIDA, USA.
The article describes a network management tool built on FreeBSD that has even used network connections to www.FreeBSD.org for performing network research.
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