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<!-- $Id: nutshell.sgml,v 1.3 1995-06-30 17:37:44 jfieber Exp $ -->
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<!-- $Id: nutshell.sgml,v 1.4 1995-07-07 22:25:52 jfieber Exp $ -->
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<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
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<sect><heading>FreeBSD in a nutshell<label id="nutshell"></heading>
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as such from the ground up.</item>
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<item>The industry standard <bf>X Window System</bf> (X11R6)
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provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the cost of a
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common VGA card and monitor.</item>
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common VGA card and monitor and comes with full sources.</item>
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<item><bf>Binary compatibility</bf> with many programs built for SCO,
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BSDI, NetBSD, and 386BSD.</item>
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<item>Hundreds of <bf>ready-to-run</bf> applications are
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and memory.</item>
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<item>A full compliment of <bf>C</bf>, <bf>C++</bf> and
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<bf>Fortran</bf> development tools. Many additional
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languages for research and advanced development are
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available as well in the ports and packages
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collection.</item>
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languages for advanced research and development are
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also available in the ports and packages collection.</item>
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<item><bf>Source code</bf> for the entire system means you have
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the greatest degree of control over your environment. Why be
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locked into a proprietary solution and at the mercy of your vendor
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many thousands of hours in fine tuning the system for
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maximum performance and reliability in real-life load
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situations. As many of the commercial giants struggle to
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field PC operating systems with such features, performance,
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field PC operating systems with such features, performance
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and reliability, FreeBSD can offer them <bf>now</bf>!
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The applications to which FreeBSD can be put are truly
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limited only by your own imagination. From software
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development to factory automation. Inventory control to
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azimuth correction of remote satellite antennae, if it can
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be done with a commercial UNIX product, then it's more than
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development to factory automation, inventory control to
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azimuth correction of remote satellite antennae; if it can
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be done with a commercial UNIX product then it's more than
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likely that you can do it with FreeBSD, too! FreeBSD also
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benefits significantly from the literally thousands of high
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quality applications developed by research centers and
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universities around the world, and often available at low
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(to no) cost. Commercial applications are also available
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universities around the world, often available at little
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to no cost. Commercial applications are also available
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and appearing in greater numbers every day.
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Because the source code for FreeBSD itself is generally
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<item><bf>Education:</bf> Are you a student of computer science
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or a related engineering field? There is no better way
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of learning about operating systems, computer
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architecture and networks than the hands on, under the
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architecture and networking than the hands on, under the
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hood experience that FreeBSD can provide. A number of
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freely available CAD, mathematical and graphic design
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packages also make it highly useful to those who's
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computer science. FreeBSD's freely available nature also
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makes it possible for remote groups to collaborate on
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ideas or shared development without having to worry about
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special licensing agreements, or with limitations on what
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may be discussed in certain forums.</item>
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special licensing agreements or limitations on what
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may be discussed in open forums.</item>
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<item><bf>Networking:</bf> Need a new router? A name server
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(DNS)? A firewall to keep people out of your internal
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network? FreeBSD can easily turn that unused 386 or 486 PC
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sitting in the corner into an advanced router with
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sophisticated packet filtering capabilities. </item>
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<item><bf>X Window workstation:</bf> FreeBSD is an excellent
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<item><bf>X Window workstation:</bf> FreeBSD is a fine
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choice for an inexpensive X terminal solution, either
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using the freely available XFree86 server or one
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of the excellent commercial servers provided by X Inside.
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Unlike an X
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terminal, FreeBSD allows many applications to be run
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locally, if desired, thus relieving the burden on a
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central server. Additionally, FreeBSD can boot
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"diskless" making individual workstations even cheaper
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central server. FreeBSD can even boot
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"diskless", making individual workstations even cheaper
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and easier to administer.</item>
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<item><bf>Software Development:</bf> The basic FreeBSD system
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comes with a full compliment of development tools
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