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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:20 $">
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<!ENTITY title "About Applications for FreeBSD">
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<HTML>
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<HEAD>
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<TITLE>About Applications for FreeBSD</TITLE>
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<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
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<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
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<H1>Experience the possibilities with FreeBSD</H1>
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<blockquote>
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<P>FreeBSD can handle nearly any task you'd expect of a UNIX workstation,
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as well as many you might not expect:</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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is a true open system with full source code.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>There's no doubt that so-called open systems are <I>the</I> requirement
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for today's computing applications. But no commercial vendor-supplied solution
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is more open than one which includes full source code to the entire operating
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system, including the kernel plus all of the system daemons, programs,
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and utilities. You can modify any part of FreeBSD to suit your personal,
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organizational, or corporate needs.</P>
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<P>With its generous <A HREF="&base/license.html">licensing
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policy</A>, you can use FreeBSD as the basis for any number of free <I>or
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commercial </I>applications.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD runs
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thousands of applications.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>Because FreeBSD is based on 4.4BSD, an industry-standard version of
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UNIX, it's easy to compile and run programs. FreeBSD also includes an extensive
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<A HREF="&base/where.html">packages collection </A>and
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<A HREF="&base/ports/index.html">ports collection</A> that bring
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precompiled and easy-to-build software right to your desktop or enterprise
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server. There's also a growing number of <A HREF="&base/commercial.html">commercial
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applications</A> written for FreeBSD.</P>
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<P>Here are some examples of the environments in which FreeBSD is used:</P>
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<ul>
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<LI><B>Internet services. </B>Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) find
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FreeBSD ideal, running WWW, Usenet news, FTP, Email, and other services.
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Ready-to-run software like the <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</A>
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web server or the Wu-ftpd FTP server make it easy to set up a business
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or community-centered ISP. Of course, with FreeBSD's unbeatable <A HREF="&base/internet.html">networking</A>,
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your users will enjoy high speed, reliable services.</LI>
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<LI><B>X Windows workstation. </B>From an inexpensive X terminal to an
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advanced X display, FreeBSD works quite well. Free X software (<A HREF="http://www.xfree86.org/">XFree86</A>)
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comes with the system. <A HREF="http://www.xinside.com/">X Inside</A> offers
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accelerated X software for high-performance graphics hardware (such as
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Matrox), as well as the industry standard Motif and OpenGL libraries.</LI>
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<LI><B>Networking. </B>From packet filtering to routing to name service,
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FreeBSD can turn any PC into a Internet firewall, email host, print server,
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PC/NFS server, and more.</LI>
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<LI><B>Software development.</B> A suite of development tools comes with
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FreeBSD, including the GNU C/C++ compiler and debugger and the Perl scripting
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language. Java and Tcl/Tk development are also possible. Popular editors
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like Xemacs and more esoteric programming languages like Icon work just
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fine, too. And FreeBSD's shared libraries have always been easy to make
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and use.</LI>
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<LI><B>Net surfing.</B> A real UNIX workstation makes a great Internet
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surfboard, and the BSD version of <A HREF="http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/navigator/index.html">Netscape
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Navigator </A>with Java support runs on FreeBSD. Surf the web, publish
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your own web pages, read Usenet news, and send and receive email with a
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FreeBSD system on your desktop.</LI>
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<LI><B>Education and research.</B> FreeBSD makes an excellent research
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platform because it includes complete source code. Students and researchers
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of operating systems or other computer science fields can benefit greatly
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from such an open and well-documented system.</LI>
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<LI><B>And much more. </B>Accounting, action games, MIS databases,
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scientific visualization, video conferencing, Internet relay chat (IRC),
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home automation, multiuser dungeons, bulletin board systems, image scanning,
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and more are all real uses for FreeBSD today. If you have an innovative
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application for FreeBSD, <A HREF="&base/cgi/gallery.cgi">let us know</A>
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so we can add it to our <A HREF="&base/gallery.html">gallery</A>.</LI>
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</UL>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">An
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operating system that will grow with your needs.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>Though FreeBSD is free software, it's also <I>user supported </I>software.
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Any questions you have can be posted to hundreds of FreeBSD developers and
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users simply by e-mailing to the
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<A HREF="mailto:questions@freebsd.org">questions@freebsd.org</A> mailing
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list.</P>
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<P>FreeBSD also has a worldwide group of programmers and writers who fix
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bugs, add new features and document the system. Support for new devices
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or special features is an almost constant development process, and the
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team keeps a special eye out for problems which effect system stability.
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FreeBSD users are quite proud of not only how fast but how reliable their
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systems are.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<H2>What experts have to say . . .</H2>
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<blockquote>
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<P><I>``FreeBSD handles [our] heavy load quite well and it's nothing short
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of amazing. Salutations to the FreeBSD team.''</I></P>
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<DIV ALIGN=right><P>---Mark Hittinger, administrator of WinNet Communications,
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Inc.</P></DIV>
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</blockquote>
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&footer;
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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:22 $">
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<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD's availability">
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<HTML>
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<HEAD>
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<TITLE>About FreeBSD's availability</TITLE>
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<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
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</HEAD>
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<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
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<H1>Availability of FreeBSD</H1>
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<blockquote>
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<P>FreeBSD is free and is available for downloading over the Internet or
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on CD-ROM for a small fee.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">Hardware
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requirements.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>FreeBSD requires a PC-type personal computer running with an Intel,
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AMD, Cyrix, or compatible 386, 486, or Pentium CPU. You computer needs
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an ISA, EISA, VESA, or PCI bus. You'll also need 5 megabytes of RAM to
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install FreeBSD (but 4 megabytes to run it after installation). For best
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performance, you should have 8 megabytes or more. 60MB of disk space is
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required for a minimal installation.</P>
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<P>FreeBSD supports most popular Ethernet adaptors, SCSI controllers,
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IDE hard drives, multiport serial cards, CD-ROM drives, tape drives, sound
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cards, mice, and other hardware. See both the <A HREF="&base/FAQ/FAQ.html">Frequently
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Asked Questions list </A>and the &a.latest.not;release
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notes</A> for complete information on supported hardware.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">Where
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to get it.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>You can get FreeBSD free via anonymous FTP from <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD">ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD</A>.
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You might also want to check a geographically close <A HREF="&base/handbook/mirrors.html">mirror
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site</A>.</P>
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<P>If you have a CD-ROM drive, you can get FreeBSD on CD-ROM for a
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modest price from <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/">Walnut Creek CD-ROM</A>:</P>
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<blockquote>
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<P>Walnut Creek CD-ROM<BR>
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1547 Palos Verdes Mall Suite 260<BR>
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Walnut Creek CA 94596 USA<BR>
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Phone: +1 510 674-0783<BR>
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Fax: +1 510 674-0821<BR>
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Email: <A HREF="mailto:info@cdrom.com">info@cdrom.com</A></P>
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</blockquote>
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<P>In addition to FreeBSD, the CD-ROM comes with hundreds of ready-to-run
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programs. It's backed by an unconditional moneyback guarantee.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">About
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the FreeBSD Project.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>FreeBSD is developed and supported by a worldwide team of programmers.
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<A HREF="mailto:jkh@freebsd.org">Jordan Hubbard,</A> president of the project,
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has written a <A HREF="&base/handbook/history.html">brief
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history</A> of the FreeBSD project. Information about <A HREF="&base/handbook/contrib:who.html">who's
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responsible for what</A> is also available. If you're curious, take a look
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at some <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/freebsd_people.html">pictures
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of the team members</A>. A more complete listing of contributors is available
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in the <A HREF="&base/handbook/contrib.html">Contributors</A>
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section of the <A HREF="&base/handbook/handbook.html">FreeBSD
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Handbook</A>. FreeBSD is an open project welcomes the help of individuals
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who have time and or skills to offer.</P>
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<P>These pages were written and created by <A HREF="http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/">Sean
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Kelly</A>.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<P center><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222"><FONT SIZE="+1">Inside your PC is a daemon
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waiting to be unleashed. Free it with FreeBSD.</FONT></FONT></I></P>
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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:27 $">
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<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD">
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<HTML>
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<HEAD>
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<TITLE>About FreeBSD's Technological Advances</TITLE>
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<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
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</HEAD>
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<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
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<H1>FreeBSD offers many advanced features.</H1>
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<blockquote>
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<P>No matter what the application, you want your system's resources performing
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at their full potential. FreeBSD's advanced features enable you to do just
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that.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">A
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complete operating system based on 4.4BSD.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>FreeBSD's distinguished roots derive from the latest <b>BSD</b>
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software releases from the Computer Systems Research Group at the
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University of California, Berkeley. The book <I>The Design and Implementation
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of 4.4BSD Operating System</I>, written by the 4.4BSD system architects,
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thus describes much of FreeBSD's core functionality in detail.</P>
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<P>Drawing on the skills and experience of a diverse and world-wide group of
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volunteer developers, the FreeBSD Project has worked to extend the
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feature set of the 4.4BSD operating system in many ways, striving constantly
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to make each new release of the OS more stable, faster and containing new
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functionality driven by user requests.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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provides higher performance, less system administration and compatibility
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with other operating systems.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>FreeBSD's developers attacked some of the more difficult problems in
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operating systems design to give you these advanced features:</P>
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<ul>
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<LI><B>Bounce buffering </B>gets around a limitation in the PC's ISA architecture
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that limits direct-memory access to the first 16 megabytes.<P><I>Result:
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</I>systems with more than 16 megabytes operate more efficiently with DMA
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peripherals on the ISA bus.</LI>
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<LI><B>A merged virtual memory and filesystem buffer cache</B>
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continuously tunes the amount of memory used for programs and the disk
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cache.<P><I>Result: </I>programs receive both excellent memory management
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and high performance disk access,
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and the system administrator is freed from the task of tuning cache sizes.</LI>
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<LI><B>Compatibility modules </B>enable programs for other operating systems
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to run on FreeBSD, including programs for Linux, SCO, NetBSD, and BSDI.
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<P><I>Result:</I> users won't have to recompile programs already compiled
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for one of the compatible OS's, and will have access to a greater selection
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of off-the-shelf software, like the
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/FrontPage/">Microsoft FrontPage Server</a>
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extensions for BSDI or
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<a href="http://www.corel.com/products/unix/wpunix/index.htm">WordPerfect</a>
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for SCO.</LI>
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<LI><B>Dynamically loadable kernel modules</B> allows new filesystem types,
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networking protocols or binary emulators to be added to the kernel at
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runtime without having to generate a new kernel image. <P><I>Result: </I>
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Much time can be saved and 3rd party vendors can deliver complete subsystems
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as kernel modules without having to distribute source or have lengthy
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installation procedures.</LI>
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<LI><B>Shared libraries </B>reduce the size of programs, saving disk space
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and memory. FreeBSD uses an advanced shared library scheme which offers
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many of the advantages of ELF, and the current version offers ELF compatibility
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for both Linux and native FreeBSD programs.</LI>
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</ul>
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<P>Naturally, since FreeBSD is an ongoing effort, you can expect newer
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features and higher levels of stability with each release.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<H2>What experts have to say . . .</H2>
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<blockquote>
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<P>`<I>`FreeBSD has an outline-structured visual configuration editor ...
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you can enter the configuration of every device the OS supports and can
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therefore get a successful installation on the first try almost every time.
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IBM, Microsoft, and others would do well to emulate FreeBSD's approach.''</I></P>
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<DIV ALIGN=right><P>---Brett Glass, <I>Infoworld</I>, April 8 1996.</P></DIV>
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</blockquote>
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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:32 $">
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<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD">
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<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
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<HTML>
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<TITLE>About FreeBSD's Internetworking</TITLE>
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<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
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<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
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<H1>FreeBSD was designed for the Internet</H1>
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<blockquote><P>FreeBSD includes what many consider the <I>reference</I> implementation
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for TCP/IP software, the 4.4 BSD TCP/IP protocol stack, thereby making it
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ideal for network applications and the Internet.</P></blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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supports standard TCP/IP protocols.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>Like most UNIX systems, the FreeBSD operating system enables you to</P>
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<LI>Share filesystems with NFS</LI>
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<LI>Distribute network information with NIS</LI>
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<LI>Support remote logins</LI>
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<LI>Do remote SNMP configuration and management</LI>
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<LI>Serve files with FTP</LI>
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<LI>Resolve Internet hostnames with DNS/BIND</LI>
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<LI>Route packets between multiple interfaces, including PPP and SLIP lines</LI>
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<LI>Use IP Multicast services (the MBONE)</LI>
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</ul>
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<P>FreeBSD lets you to turn a PC into a World Wide Web server or Usenet
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news relay with included software. Using the included SAMBA software you
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can even share filesystems or printers with your Win95 and NT machines and,
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with the supplied PCNFS authentication daemon, you can support machines
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running PC/NFS. FreeBSD also supports Appletalk and Novell client/server
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networking (using an <a href="http://www.netcon.com/">optional commercial
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package</a>), making it a true "Intranet" networking solution.
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</P>
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<P>FreeBSD also handles TCP extensions like the <A HREF="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1323.html">RFC-1323</A>
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high performance extension and <A HREF="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1644.html">RFC-1644</A>
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extension for transactions, plus SLIP and dial-on-demand PPP. It's an operating
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system suitable for a home-based net surfer as well as a corporate systems
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administrator.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD's
|
||||
networking is stable and fast.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>If you need an Internet server platform that is reliable and resistant
|
||||
to crashes under heavy load, then consider FreeBSD. Here are just a few
|
||||
of the companies that make use of FreeBSD every day:</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<UL>
|
||||
<LI><A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/">Walnut Creek CD-ROM</A> outside of
|
||||
San Francisco runs one of the most popular <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/">FTP server</A>s
|
||||
on the net, one that supports 1200 simultaneous connections. Their server
|
||||
is a single FreeBSD machine, transfering over 2 terabytes (yes that's
|
||||
<I>terabytes</I>!) worth of files every month.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI><A HREF="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo Inc.</A> runs the ultimate index
|
||||
of the Internet, serving scads of daily net surfers with information about
|
||||
the World Wide Web. Yahoo, as well the companies that advertise on Yahoo,
|
||||
rely on FreeBSD to run reliable and responsive web servers.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>If that's not enough, visit our <A HREF="&base/gallery.html">Gallery</A>
|
||||
of satisfied FreeBSD users.</LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD makes an ideal platform for these and other Internet services:</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<LI>Company-wide or world-wide WWW service</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Proxy WWW service</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Anonymous FTP service</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Enterprise file and print services</LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>The FreeBSD <A HREF="&base/ports/index.html">ports collection</A>
|
||||
contains ready-to-run software that makes it easy to set up your own Internet
|
||||
server.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">High
|
||||
performance <em>and</em> security.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>The FreeBSD development team is as concerned about security as they
|
||||
are about performance. FreeBSD includes kernel support for IP firewalling,
|
||||
as well other services, such as IP proxy gateways. If you put your corporate
|
||||
servers on the Internet, any 386 PC (or better) running FreeBSD can act as
|
||||
a network firewall to protect them from outside attack.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>Encryption software, secure shells, Kerberos, end-to-end encryption
|
||||
and secure RPC facilities are also available (subject to export
|
||||
restrictions).</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>Furthermore, the FreeBSD team is proactive in detecting and disseminating
|
||||
security information and bug reports with a
|
||||
<a href="mailto:security-officer@freebsd.org">security officer</a> and
|
||||
ties to the Computer Emergency Response Team
|
||||
(<A HREF="http://www.cert.org/">CERT</A>).</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<H2>What experts have to say . . .</H2>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P><I>``FreeBSD ... provides what is probably the most robust and capable
|
||||
TCP/IP stack in existence ...''</I></P>
|
||||
|
||||
<DIV ALIGN=right><P>---Michael O'Brien, <I>SunExpert </I>August 1996 volume
|
||||
7 number 8.</P></DIV>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
&footer;
|
||||
</BODY>
|
||||
</HTML>
|
|
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
|
|||
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
|
||||
<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-24 17:45:44 $">
|
||||
<!ENTITY base CDATA ".">
|
||||
<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:39 $">
|
||||
<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD">
|
||||
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
|
||||
]>
|
||||
|
@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ computers. It offers an exceptional combination of features:</P></blockquote>
|
|||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
|
||||
specializes in TCP/IP networking.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>FreeBSD makes an ideal <A HREF="internet.html">Internet</A> server or
|
||||
<blockquote><P>FreeBSD makes an ideal <A HREF="&base/internet.html">Internet</A> server or
|
||||
desktop system. It provides robust network services, even under the heaviest
|
||||
of loads, and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response times for
|
||||
hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user processes</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user processes</P></blockquote>
|
|||
provides advanced technical features.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>FreeBSD offers many features today which are still missing in other
|
||||
operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. <A HREF="advanced.html">Advanced
|
||||
operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. <A HREF="&base/features.html">Advanced
|
||||
features</A> for performance, security, and even binary compatibility with
|
||||
other popular operating systems.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ can run a variety of applications.</FONT></FONT>
|
|||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>The quality of FreeBSD combined with today's low-cost, high-speed PC hardware
|
||||
makes FreeBSD a very economical alternative to commercial UNIX workstations.
|
||||
It's suited for a great number of <A HREF="possibilities.html">applications</A>.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
It's suited for a great number of <A HREF="&base/applications.html">applications</A>.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
|
||||
|
@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ is easy to install.</FONT></FONT>
|
|||
disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if you have a network connection
|
||||
(even a dial-up PPP to an Internet provider), you can install it <I>directly
|
||||
</I>over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is a single 1.44MB boot floppy
|
||||
and <A HREF="handbook/install.html">these directions.</A></P></blockquote>
|
||||
and <A HREF="&base/handbook/install.html">these directions.</A></P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
|
||||
|
@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ is free.</FONT></FONT>
|
|||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>While you might expect an operating system with these features to sell
|
||||
for a high price, FreeBSD is available free of charge and comes with full
|
||||
source code. If you'd like to try it out, <A HREF="availability.html">more
|
||||
source code. If you'd like to try it out, <A HREF="&base/availability.html">more
|
||||
information is available</A>.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
&footer;
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
|
|||
# $Id: Makefile,v 1.2 1996-09-25 16:00:29 jfieber Exp $
|
||||
# $Id: Makefile,v 1.3 1996-09-28 22:17:15 jfieber Exp $
|
||||
|
||||
# These are turned into validated, normalized HTML files.
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ DOCS= about.sgml commercial.sgml daemon.sgml docproj.sgml docs.sgml
|
|||
DOCS+= gallery.sgml index-site.sgml index.sgml license.sgml
|
||||
DOCS+= mailto.sgml newsflash.sgml searchhints.sgml support.sgml
|
||||
DOCS+= welcome.sgml where.sgml search.sgml
|
||||
DOCS+= internet.sgml features.sgml applications.sgml availability.sgml
|
||||
|
||||
# These will be directly installed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
126
en/applications.sgml
Normal file
126
en/applications.sgml
Normal file
|
@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
|
|||
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
|
||||
<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:20 $">
|
||||
<!ENTITY title "About Applications for FreeBSD">
|
||||
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
|
||||
]>
|
||||
|
||||
<HTML>
|
||||
<HEAD>
|
||||
<TITLE>About Applications for FreeBSD</TITLE>
|
||||
<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
|
||||
</HEAD>
|
||||
<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
|
||||
|
||||
<H1>Experience the possibilities with FreeBSD</H1>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD can handle nearly any task you'd expect of a UNIX workstation,
|
||||
as well as many you might not expect:</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
|
||||
is a true open system with full source code.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>There's no doubt that so-called open systems are <I>the</I> requirement
|
||||
for today's computing applications. But no commercial vendor-supplied solution
|
||||
is more open than one which includes full source code to the entire operating
|
||||
system, including the kernel plus all of the system daemons, programs,
|
||||
and utilities. You can modify any part of FreeBSD to suit your personal,
|
||||
organizational, or corporate needs.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>With its generous <A HREF="&base/license.html">licensing
|
||||
policy</A>, you can use FreeBSD as the basis for any number of free <I>or
|
||||
commercial </I>applications.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD runs
|
||||
thousands of applications.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>Because FreeBSD is based on 4.4BSD, an industry-standard version of
|
||||
UNIX, it's easy to compile and run programs. FreeBSD also includes an extensive
|
||||
<A HREF="&base/where.html">packages collection </A>and
|
||||
<A HREF="&base/ports/index.html">ports collection</A> that bring
|
||||
precompiled and easy-to-build software right to your desktop or enterprise
|
||||
server. There's also a growing number of <A HREF="&base/commercial.html">commercial
|
||||
applications</A> written for FreeBSD.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>Here are some examples of the environments in which FreeBSD is used:</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<LI><B>Internet services. </B>Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) find
|
||||
FreeBSD ideal, running WWW, Usenet news, FTP, Email, and other services.
|
||||
Ready-to-run software like the <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</A>
|
||||
web server or the Wu-ftpd FTP server make it easy to set up a business
|
||||
or community-centered ISP. Of course, with FreeBSD's unbeatable <A HREF="&base/internet.html">networking</A>,
|
||||
your users will enjoy high speed, reliable services.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI><B>X Windows workstation. </B>From an inexpensive X terminal to an
|
||||
advanced X display, FreeBSD works quite well. Free X software (<A HREF="http://www.xfree86.org/">XFree86</A>)
|
||||
comes with the system. <A HREF="http://www.xinside.com/">X Inside</A> offers
|
||||
accelerated X software for high-performance graphics hardware (such as
|
||||
Matrox), as well as the industry standard Motif and OpenGL libraries.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI><B>Networking. </B>From packet filtering to routing to name service,
|
||||
FreeBSD can turn any PC into a Internet firewall, email host, print server,
|
||||
PC/NFS server, and more.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI><B>Software development.</B> A suite of development tools comes with
|
||||
FreeBSD, including the GNU C/C++ compiler and debugger and the Perl scripting
|
||||
language. Java and Tcl/Tk development are also possible. Popular editors
|
||||
like Xemacs and more esoteric programming languages like Icon work just
|
||||
fine, too. And FreeBSD's shared libraries have always been easy to make
|
||||
and use.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI><B>Net surfing.</B> A real UNIX workstation makes a great Internet
|
||||
surfboard, and the BSD version of <A HREF="http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/navigator/index.html">Netscape
|
||||
Navigator </A>with Java support runs on FreeBSD. Surf the web, publish
|
||||
your own web pages, read Usenet news, and send and receive email with a
|
||||
FreeBSD system on your desktop.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI><B>Education and research.</B> FreeBSD makes an excellent research
|
||||
platform because it includes complete source code. Students and researchers
|
||||
of operating systems or other computer science fields can benefit greatly
|
||||
from such an open and well-documented system.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI><B>And much more. </B>Accounting, action games, MIS databases,
|
||||
scientific visualization, video conferencing, Internet relay chat (IRC),
|
||||
home automation, multiuser dungeons, bulletin board systems, image scanning,
|
||||
and more are all real uses for FreeBSD today. If you have an innovative
|
||||
application for FreeBSD, <A HREF="&base/cgi/gallery.cgi">let us know</A>
|
||||
so we can add it to our <A HREF="&base/gallery.html">gallery</A>.</LI>
|
||||
</UL>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">An
|
||||
operating system that will grow with your needs.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>Though FreeBSD is free software, it's also <I>user supported </I>software.
|
||||
Any questions you have can be posted to hundreds of FreeBSD developers and
|
||||
users simply by e-mailing to the
|
||||
<A HREF="mailto:questions@freebsd.org">questions@freebsd.org</A> mailing
|
||||
list.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD also has a worldwide group of programmers and writers who fix
|
||||
bugs, add new features and document the system. Support for new devices
|
||||
or special features is an almost constant development process, and the
|
||||
team keeps a special eye out for problems which effect system stability.
|
||||
FreeBSD users are quite proud of not only how fast but how reliable their
|
||||
systems are.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<H2>What experts have to say . . .</H2>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P><I>``FreeBSD handles [our] heavy load quite well and it's nothing short
|
||||
of amazing. Salutations to the FreeBSD team.''</I></P>
|
||||
|
||||
<DIV ALIGN=right><P>---Mark Hittinger, administrator of WinNet Communications,
|
||||
Inc.</P></DIV>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
&footer;
|
||||
</BODY>
|
||||
</HTML>
|
88
en/availability.sgml
Normal file
88
en/availability.sgml
Normal file
|
@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
|
|||
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
|
||||
<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:22 $">
|
||||
<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD's availability">
|
||||
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
|
||||
]>
|
||||
|
||||
<HTML>
|
||||
<HEAD>
|
||||
<TITLE>About FreeBSD's availability</TITLE>
|
||||
<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
|
||||
</HEAD>
|
||||
<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
|
||||
|
||||
<H1>Availability of FreeBSD</H1>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD is free and is available for downloading over the Internet or
|
||||
on CD-ROM for a small fee.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">Hardware
|
||||
requirements.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD requires a PC-type personal computer running with an Intel,
|
||||
AMD, Cyrix, or compatible 386, 486, or Pentium CPU. You computer needs
|
||||
an ISA, EISA, VESA, or PCI bus. You'll also need 5 megabytes of RAM to
|
||||
install FreeBSD (but 4 megabytes to run it after installation). For best
|
||||
performance, you should have 8 megabytes or more. 60MB of disk space is
|
||||
required for a minimal installation.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD supports most popular Ethernet adaptors, SCSI controllers,
|
||||
IDE hard drives, multiport serial cards, CD-ROM drives, tape drives, sound
|
||||
cards, mice, and other hardware. See both the <A HREF="&base/FAQ/FAQ.html">Frequently
|
||||
Asked Questions list </A>and the &a.latest.not;release
|
||||
notes</A> for complete information on supported hardware.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">Where
|
||||
to get it.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>You can get FreeBSD free via anonymous FTP from <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD">ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD</A>.
|
||||
You might also want to check a geographically close <A HREF="&base/handbook/mirrors.html">mirror
|
||||
site</A>.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>If you have a CD-ROM drive, you can get FreeBSD on CD-ROM for a
|
||||
modest price from <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/">Walnut Creek CD-ROM</A>:</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>Walnut Creek CD-ROM<BR>
|
||||
1547 Palos Verdes Mall Suite 260<BR>
|
||||
Walnut Creek CA 94596 USA<BR>
|
||||
Phone: +1 510 674-0783<BR>
|
||||
Fax: +1 510 674-0821<BR>
|
||||
Email: <A HREF="mailto:info@cdrom.com">info@cdrom.com</A></P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>In addition to FreeBSD, the CD-ROM comes with hundreds of ready-to-run
|
||||
programs. It's backed by an unconditional moneyback guarantee.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">About
|
||||
the FreeBSD Project.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD is developed and supported by a worldwide team of programmers.
|
||||
<A HREF="mailto:jkh@freebsd.org">Jordan Hubbard,</A> president of the project,
|
||||
has written a <A HREF="&base/handbook/history.html">brief
|
||||
history</A> of the FreeBSD project. Information about <A HREF="&base/handbook/contrib:who.html">who's
|
||||
responsible for what</A> is also available. If you're curious, take a look
|
||||
at some <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/freebsd_people.html">pictures
|
||||
of the team members</A>. A more complete listing of contributors is available
|
||||
in the <A HREF="&base/handbook/contrib.html">Contributors</A>
|
||||
section of the <A HREF="&base/handbook/handbook.html">FreeBSD
|
||||
Handbook</A>. FreeBSD is an open project welcomes the help of individuals
|
||||
who have time and or skills to offer.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>These pages were written and created by <A HREF="http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/">Sean
|
||||
Kelly</A>.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<P center><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222"><FONT SIZE="+1">Inside your PC is a daemon
|
||||
waiting to be unleashed. Free it with FreeBSD.</FONT></FONT></I></P>
|
||||
|
||||
&footer;
|
||||
</BODY>
|
||||
</HTML>
|
99
en/features.sgml
Normal file
99
en/features.sgml
Normal file
|
@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
|
|||
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
|
||||
<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:27 $">
|
||||
<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD">
|
||||
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
|
||||
]>
|
||||
|
||||
<HTML>
|
||||
<HEAD>
|
||||
<TITLE>About FreeBSD's Technological Advances</TITLE>
|
||||
<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
|
||||
</HEAD>
|
||||
<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
|
||||
|
||||
<H1>FreeBSD offers many advanced features.</H1>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>No matter what the application, you want your system's resources performing
|
||||
at their full potential. FreeBSD's advanced features enable you to do just
|
||||
that.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">A
|
||||
complete operating system based on 4.4BSD.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD's distinguished roots derive from the latest <b>BSD</b>
|
||||
software releases from the Computer Systems Research Group at the
|
||||
University of California, Berkeley. The book <I>The Design and Implementation
|
||||
of 4.4BSD Operating System</I>, written by the 4.4BSD system architects,
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thus describes much of FreeBSD's core functionality in detail.</P>
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<P>Drawing on the skills and experience of a diverse and world-wide group of
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volunteer developers, the FreeBSD Project has worked to extend the
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feature set of the 4.4BSD operating system in many ways, striving constantly
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to make each new release of the OS more stable, faster and containing new
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functionality driven by user requests.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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provides higher performance, less system administration and compatibility
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with other operating systems.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote>
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<P>FreeBSD's developers attacked some of the more difficult problems in
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operating systems design to give you these advanced features:</P>
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<ul>
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<LI><B>Bounce buffering </B>gets around a limitation in the PC's ISA architecture
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that limits direct-memory access to the first 16 megabytes.<P><I>Result:
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</I>systems with more than 16 megabytes operate more efficiently with DMA
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peripherals on the ISA bus.</LI>
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<LI><B>A merged virtual memory and filesystem buffer cache</B>
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continuously tunes the amount of memory used for programs and the disk
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cache.<P><I>Result: </I>programs receive both excellent memory management
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and high performance disk access,
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and the system administrator is freed from the task of tuning cache sizes.</LI>
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<LI><B>Compatibility modules </B>enable programs for other operating systems
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to run on FreeBSD, including programs for Linux, SCO, NetBSD, and BSDI.
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<P><I>Result:</I> users won't have to recompile programs already compiled
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for one of the compatible OS's, and will have access to a greater selection
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of off-the-shelf software, like the
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/FrontPage/">Microsoft FrontPage Server</a>
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extensions for BSDI or
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<a href="http://www.corel.com/products/unix/wpunix/index.htm">WordPerfect</a>
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for SCO.</LI>
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<LI><B>Dynamically loadable kernel modules</B> allows new filesystem types,
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networking protocols or binary emulators to be added to the kernel at
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runtime without having to generate a new kernel image. <P><I>Result: </I>
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Much time can be saved and 3rd party vendors can deliver complete subsystems
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as kernel modules without having to distribute source or have lengthy
|
||||
installation procedures.</LI>
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|
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<LI><B>Shared libraries </B>reduce the size of programs, saving disk space
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and memory. FreeBSD uses an advanced shared library scheme which offers
|
||||
many of the advantages of ELF, and the current version offers ELF compatibility
|
||||
for both Linux and native FreeBSD programs.</LI>
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</ul>
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|
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<P>Naturally, since FreeBSD is an ongoing effort, you can expect newer
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features and higher levels of stability with each release.</P>
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</blockquote>
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<H2>What experts have to say . . .</H2>
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<blockquote>
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<P>`<I>`FreeBSD has an outline-structured visual configuration editor ...
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you can enter the configuration of every device the OS supports and can
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therefore get a successful installation on the first try almost every time.
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IBM, Microsoft, and others would do well to emulate FreeBSD's approach.''</I></P>
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<DIV ALIGN=right><P>---Brett Glass, <I>Infoworld</I>, April 8 1996.</P></DIV>
|
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</blockquote>
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&footer;
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</BODY>
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</HTML>
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en/internet.sgml
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en/internet.sgml
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:32 $">
|
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<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD">
|
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<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
|
||||
]>
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|
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<HTML>
|
||||
<HEAD>
|
||||
<TITLE>About FreeBSD's Internetworking</TITLE>
|
||||
<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
|
||||
</HEAD>
|
||||
<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
|
||||
|
||||
<H1>FreeBSD was designed for the Internet</H1>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>FreeBSD includes what many consider the <I>reference</I> implementation
|
||||
for TCP/IP software, the 4.4 BSD TCP/IP protocol stack, thereby making it
|
||||
ideal for network applications and the Internet.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
|
||||
supports standard TCP/IP protocols.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>Like most UNIX systems, the FreeBSD operating system enables you to</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<UL>
|
||||
<LI>Share filesystems with NFS</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Distribute network information with NIS</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Support remote logins</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Do remote SNMP configuration and management</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Serve files with FTP</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Resolve Internet hostnames with DNS/BIND</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Route packets between multiple interfaces, including PPP and SLIP lines</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Use IP Multicast services (the MBONE)</LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD lets you to turn a PC into a World Wide Web server or Usenet
|
||||
news relay with included software. Using the included SAMBA software you
|
||||
can even share filesystems or printers with your Win95 and NT machines and,
|
||||
with the supplied PCNFS authentication daemon, you can support machines
|
||||
running PC/NFS. FreeBSD also supports Appletalk and Novell client/server
|
||||
networking (using an <a href="http://www.netcon.com/">optional commercial
|
||||
package</a>), making it a true "Intranet" networking solution.
|
||||
</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD also handles TCP extensions like the <A HREF="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1323.html">RFC-1323</A>
|
||||
high performance extension and <A HREF="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1644.html">RFC-1644</A>
|
||||
extension for transactions, plus SLIP and dial-on-demand PPP. It's an operating
|
||||
system suitable for a home-based net surfer as well as a corporate systems
|
||||
administrator.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD's
|
||||
networking is stable and fast.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>If you need an Internet server platform that is reliable and resistant
|
||||
to crashes under heavy load, then consider FreeBSD. Here are just a few
|
||||
of the companies that make use of FreeBSD every day:</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<UL>
|
||||
<LI><A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/">Walnut Creek CD-ROM</A> outside of
|
||||
San Francisco runs one of the most popular <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/">FTP server</A>s
|
||||
on the net, one that supports 1200 simultaneous connections. Their server
|
||||
is a single FreeBSD machine, transfering over 2 terabytes (yes that's
|
||||
<I>terabytes</I>!) worth of files every month.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI><A HREF="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo Inc.</A> runs the ultimate index
|
||||
of the Internet, serving scads of daily net surfers with information about
|
||||
the World Wide Web. Yahoo, as well the companies that advertise on Yahoo,
|
||||
rely on FreeBSD to run reliable and responsive web servers.</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>If that's not enough, visit our <A HREF="&base/gallery.html">Gallery</A>
|
||||
of satisfied FreeBSD users.</LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>FreeBSD makes an ideal platform for these and other Internet services:</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<LI>Company-wide or world-wide WWW service</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Proxy WWW service</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Anonymous FTP service</LI>
|
||||
|
||||
<LI>Enterprise file and print services</LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>The FreeBSD <A HREF="&base/ports/index.html">ports collection</A>
|
||||
contains ready-to-run software that makes it easy to set up your own Internet
|
||||
server.</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">High
|
||||
performance <em>and</em> security.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P>The FreeBSD development team is as concerned about security as they
|
||||
are about performance. FreeBSD includes kernel support for IP firewalling,
|
||||
as well other services, such as IP proxy gateways. If you put your corporate
|
||||
servers on the Internet, any 386 PC (or better) running FreeBSD can act as
|
||||
a network firewall to protect them from outside attack.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>Encryption software, secure shells, Kerberos, end-to-end encryption
|
||||
and secure RPC facilities are also available (subject to export
|
||||
restrictions).</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>Furthermore, the FreeBSD team is proactive in detecting and disseminating
|
||||
security information and bug reports with a
|
||||
<a href="mailto:security-officer@freebsd.org">security officer</a> and
|
||||
ties to the Computer Emergency Response Team
|
||||
(<A HREF="http://www.cert.org/">CERT</A>).</P>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<H2>What experts have to say . . .</H2>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<P><I>``FreeBSD ... provides what is probably the most robust and capable
|
||||
TCP/IP stack in existence ...''</I></P>
|
||||
|
||||
<DIV ALIGN=right><P>---Michael O'Brien, <I>SunExpert </I>August 1996 volume
|
||||
7 number 8.</P></DIV>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
&footer;
|
||||
</BODY>
|
||||
</HTML>
|
|
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
|
|||
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
|
||||
<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-24 17:45:44 $">
|
||||
<!ENTITY base CDATA ".">
|
||||
<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1996-09-28 22:17:39 $">
|
||||
<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD">
|
||||
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
|
||||
]>
|
||||
|
@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ computers. It offers an exceptional combination of features:</P></blockquote>
|
|||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
|
||||
specializes in TCP/IP networking.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>FreeBSD makes an ideal <A HREF="internet.html">Internet</A> server or
|
||||
<blockquote><P>FreeBSD makes an ideal <A HREF="&base/internet.html">Internet</A> server or
|
||||
desktop system. It provides robust network services, even under the heaviest
|
||||
of loads, and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response times for
|
||||
hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user processes</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user processes</P></blockquote>
|
|||
provides advanced technical features.</FONT></FONT>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>FreeBSD offers many features today which are still missing in other
|
||||
operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. <A HREF="advanced.html">Advanced
|
||||
operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. <A HREF="&base/features.html">Advanced
|
||||
features</A> for performance, security, and even binary compatibility with
|
||||
other popular operating systems.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ can run a variety of applications.</FONT></FONT>
|
|||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>The quality of FreeBSD combined with today's low-cost, high-speed PC hardware
|
||||
makes FreeBSD a very economical alternative to commercial UNIX workstations.
|
||||
It's suited for a great number of <A HREF="possibilities.html">applications</A>.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
It's suited for a great number of <A HREF="&base/applications.html">applications</A>.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
|
||||
|
@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ is easy to install.</FONT></FONT>
|
|||
disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if you have a network connection
|
||||
(even a dial-up PPP to an Internet provider), you can install it <I>directly
|
||||
</I>over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is a single 1.44MB boot floppy
|
||||
and <A HREF="handbook/install.html">these directions.</A></P></blockquote>
|
||||
and <A HREF="&base/handbook/install.html">these directions.</A></P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
|
||||
|
@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ is free.</FONT></FONT>
|
|||
|
||||
<blockquote><P>While you might expect an operating system with these features to sell
|
||||
for a high price, FreeBSD is available free of charge and comes with full
|
||||
source code. If you'd like to try it out, <A HREF="availability.html">more
|
||||
source code. If you'd like to try it out, <A HREF="&base/availability.html">more
|
||||
information is available</A>.</P></blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
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|
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