From 84841fcd1ef5e8ca31348a7859507bd796f92bd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nik Clayton Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:29:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] "FreeBSD in the Press" entries, as XML --- en/news/press.xml | 2087 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 2087 insertions(+) create mode 100644 en/news/press.xml diff --git a/en/news/press.xml b/en/news/press.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d516213602 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/news/press.xml @@ -0,0 +1,2087 @@ + + + + + + 2001 + + + July + + + NAI Labs Announces DARPA-Funded FreeBSD Security + Initiative + + http://opensource.nailabs.com/news/20010709-cboss.html + + NAI Labs + http://www.nailabs.com/ + + NAI Labs Press Release + +

NAI Labs, a division of Network Associates, Inc., announced a $1.2 + million contract awarded by the U.S. Navy's Space and Warfare Systems + Command to develop security extensions to the Open Source FreeBSD + operating system.

+ + + + + June + + + Microsoft's FreeBSD Move Aimed At Next Generation Of + Developers + + http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27727 + + CRN + http://www.crn.com/ + + 27 June 2001 + + Paula Rooney + +

A report on Microsoft's venture to port its C# programming language + to FreeBSD.

+ + + + BSD guru to guide Apple on Unix + + http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3092 + + Mac World + http://www.macworld.co.uk/ + 26 June 2001 + Macworld (UK) staff + +

Apple (http://www.apple.com/) + has recruited FreeBSD founder Jordan Hubbard to its team, in a bid + to steer its Mac OS X BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) + efforts.

+ + + + Microsoft Uses Open-Source Code Despite Denying Use of Such + Software + + http://public.wsj.com/news/hmc/sb992819157437237260.htm + Wall Street Journal + http://www.wsj.com/ + 18 June 2001 + Lee Gomes + +

An article which states that open-source software connected with + the FreeBSD operating system is used in several places deep inside + several versions of Microsoft's Windows software, and on numerous + server computers that manage major functions at Microsoft's free + e-mail service, Hotmail.

+ + + + + February + + + For Servers: Linux 2.4 vs. FreeBSD 4.1.1 + + http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20010130S0010 + Byte + http://www.byte.com/ + 05 February 2001 + Moshe Bar + +

BYTE's Linux guru finds himself wondering why he isn't running + FreeBSD --- a comparision (with informal benchmarks) of FreeBSD + 4.1.1 and a Linux based distribution running the v2.4.0 Linux + kernel.

+ + + + + January + + + Is FreeBSD a Superior Server Platform to Linux? + + http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2001/01/infrrevu/ + Web Techniques + http://www.webtechniques.com/ + January 2001 + Nathan Boeger + +

A reviewer finds FreeBSD 4.1 to be better suited for web + serving than a Red Hat Linux distribution.

+ + + + A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality + + http://www.ddj.com/articles/2001/0165/0165a/0165a.htm + Dr Dobbs Journal + http://www.ddj.com/ + January 2001 + Jack J. Woehr + +

A report from a roundtable at the recent USENIX Security + Symposium 2000, involving several prominent developers in the + BSD world.

+ + + + Building a browser for the FreeBSD file tree + + http://www.unixinsider.com/swol-01-2001/swol-0119-silicon.html + Unix Insider + http://www.unixinsider.com/ + January 2001 + Rich Morin + +

Rich Morin shows a proof-of-concept demo for the + Meta Project: a + Web-based file tree browser for the FreeBSD distribution.

+ + + + + + 2000 + + + December + + + Documentation for eclectic systems + + http://www.unixinsider.com/swol-12-2000/swol-1229-silicon.html + Unix Insider + http://www.unixinsider.com/ + December 2000 + Rich Morin + +

Rich Morin examines efforts that may make documentation on + FreeBSD and other open-source OSes easier to locate and use.

+ + + + + November + + + Open-sourcing the Apple + + http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/17/hubbard_osx/index.html + Salon Magazine + http://www.salon.com/ + 17 November 2000 + Jordan Hubbard + +

A geek's appraisal of the Apple OS X from Jordan Hubbard, one + of the lead developers on the FreeBSD project.

+ + + + BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference + + http://www.unixinsider.com/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html + Unix Insider + http://www.unixinsider.com/ + November 2000 + Rich Morin + +

Rich Morin reports on the conference and gives a helpful + overview of the five major variants of BSD.

+ + + + + October + + + BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux + + http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000927S0001 + BYTE + http://www.byte.com/ + 02 October 2000 + Bill Nicholls + +

This column gives an overview of the different versions of BSD, + with links for more information.

+ + + + + September + + + INTERNET'S BUSIEST OPENSOURCE SOFTWARE ARCHIVE SETS NEW DOWNLOAD + RECORD + + http://www.terasolutions.com/pr092900.html + TeraSolutions + http://www.terasolutions.com/ + 29 September 2000 + TeraSolutions Press Release + +

TeraSolutions, Inc. and Lightning Internet Services announce that + the OpenSource archive at + ftp.freesoftware.com has surpassed the download milestone of + two trillion bytes per day from a single server machine.

+ + + + BSD Tricks: MFS + + http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/09/07/Big_Scary_Daemons.html + O'Reilly Network + http://www.oreillynet.com/ + 07 September 2000 + Michael Lucas + +

A short article on using the FreeBSD Memory Filesystem.

+ + + + TRUSTING BSD - Ultra-High Security for FreeBSD + + http://www.ispworld.com/bw/sep/Unix_Flavor.htm + ISPworld + http://www.ispworld.com/ + September 2000 + Jeffrey Carl + +

An interview with Robert Watson, one of the lead developers in the + TrustedBSD project.

+ + + + + August + + + More FreeBSD Comics + + http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000807&mode=classic + User Friendly the Comic Strip + http://www.userfriendly.org/ + 7 August 2000 + Illiad + +

See also the comics for the + 8th, + 9th, + 10th, + 11th, + and 12th.

+ + + + + July + + + FreeBSD4: The little deamon's got me!! + + http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200007/freebsd4&page=1 + 32BitsOnline + http://www.32bitsonline.com/ + 11 July 2000 + Clifford Smith + +

A review of FreeBSD 4.0 with praise for its speed, new security + features, firewall support, and ports collection.

+ + + + An Industrial Strength OS + http://www.chapters.ca/software/editorial/freebsd/default.asp?WSID=12073A57A3525CC711D4A7920008C7DB32591918&mscssid=JX1V66WQB4S92LPJ0017QTK6B9500439 + Chapters + http://www.chapters.ca/ + July 2000 + Marty Poulin + +

A short introduction to FreeBSD.

+ + + + + June + + + The State of the Daemon + + http://www.unixreview.com/open_source/articles/0006bsd.shtml + Unix Review + http://www.unixreview.com/ + 07 June 2000 + Michael Lucas + +

An informative article on BSD, and where it is going.

+ + + + Server Goliaths Turn to Appliance Servers + + http://sw.expert.com/news/SE.N1.JUN.00.pdf + Server/Workstation Expert + http://sw.expert.com/ + June 2000 + Adam Darby + +

An article evaluating various commercial OSes that contains a + blurb about BSDI and FreeBSD.

+ + + + FreeBSD: Serving the World + + http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/JamesHoward/JamesHoward1.html + osOpinion + http://www.osopinion.com/ + June 2000 + James Howard + +

With the recent hype surrounding open source software, an + important project has gone unnoticed in the media. This project, + FreeBSD, aims to create a rock-solid UNIX clone based on the 4BSD + work from the University of California at Berkeley.

+ + + + + May + + + Riding the Web Wave + + http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/05/29/BU20648.DTL + SFGate + http://www.sfgate.com/ + 29 May 2000 + Henry Norr + +

FreeBSD, a relatively unknown operating system is playing a big + role on the Internet.

+ + + + BeOpen Interview with Jordan Hubbard of FreeBSD, Inc. + + http://www.gnulinux.com/interviews/hubbard.shtml + GnuLinux + http://www.gnulinux.com/ + 18 May 2000 + Sam Williams + +

An interview with Jordan Hubbard on the history of FreeBSD.

+ + + + BSD Unix: Power to the people, from the code + + http://www.salon.com/tech/fsp/2000/05/16/chapter_2_part_one/index.html + Salon + http://www.salon.com/ + 16 May 2000 + Andrew Leonard + +

How Berkeley hackers built the Net's most fabled free operating + system on the ashes of the '60s---and then lost the lead to + Linux.

+ + + + Install FreeBSD 4.0 in seven easy steps + + http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220000516eje01.htm + TechRepublic + http://www.techrepublic.com/ + 16 May 2000 + Dru Lavigne + +

A short guide to installing FreeBSD 4.0.

+ + + + Partial Reunification May Give BSD New Visibility + + http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000508DC8A + ComputerWorld + http://www.computerworld.com/ + 8 May 2000 + Dominique Deckmyn + +

Compares the merged Walnut Creek/BSDI OS offering to Linux.

+ + + + Developers using open-source software behind bosses' + backs + + http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/05/open.source.smugglers.idg/index.html + CNN + http://www.cnn.com/ + 5 May 2000 + Peter Wayner + +

Open-source software sometimes provides a better solution than + expensive commerical, closed software.

+ + + + FreeBSD 4.0 Now Includes PolyServe's High Availability + Clustering & Load Balancing Software + + http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000501/ca_polyser_1.html + PolyServe + http://www.polyserve.com/ + 1 May 2000 + PolyServe Press Release + +

PolyServe, a provider of software-based, distributed server + clustering technology, announced co-marketing agreement with FreeBSD, + Inc. to ship PolyServe's Understudy (TM) software program with all + new versions of FreeBSD 4.0 operating system software.

+ + + + BSDI Getting the Word Out + + http://webserver.expert.com/news/5.5/n5.shtml + WebServer Online + http://webserver.expert.com/ + May 2000 + Alexandra Barrett + +

Talks of the lack of awareness in the market of the strengths of + the BSD operating system and of the plans afoot to change this.

+ + + + + April + + + The New BSDI to Offer Technical Support for the FreeBSD + Operating System + + http://www.bsdi.com/press/20000418.mhtml + BSDi + http://www.bsdi.com/ + 18 April 2000 + BSDi Press Release + +

BSDi will be offering technical support contracts for FreeBSD + beginning in May 2000.

+ + + + Commentary: BSD sleight of hand + + http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2507538,00.html + ZD Net News + http://www.zdnet.com/ + 4 April 2000 + Stephan Somogyi + +

Commentary on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger.

+ + + + FreeBSD 3.4 Review, Part 2: Adopting the Daemon + + http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/freebsd2e&page=1 + 32BitsOnline.com + http://www.32bitsonline.com/ + April 2000 + Clifford Smith + +

The second part of a review of FreeBSD v3.4.

+ + + + + March + + + The legend of BSD + + http://www.sfbg.com/SFLife/34/26/tech.html + sf life + http://www.sfbg.com/ + 29 March 2000 + Annalee Newitz + +

An interview with three BSD veterans on the past and future of + BSD.

+ + + + Bostic on the BSD tradition + + http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/03/24/bostic.html + O'Reilly Network + http://www.oreillynet.com/ + 24 March 2000 + Dale Dougherty + +

An interview with BSD veteran Keith Bostic on the BSDI/FreeBSD + merger. ``BSD has always had the best technology'', says Keith.

+ + + + Customizing the FreeBSD Kernel + + http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2000-03/lw-03-freebsd_p.html + LinuxWorld + http://www.linuxworld.com/ + March 2000 + Michael Lucas + +

Michael Lucas presents a guide to customizing the FreeBSD kernel, + written for the Linux oriented.

+ + + + FreeBSD for the SVR4/Linux Administrator + + http://www.samag.com/archive/0903/feature.shtml + SysAdmin + http://www.samag.com/ + March 2000 + Michael Lucas + +

This article attempts to give a System V or Linux administrator + a basic grounding in FreeBSD configuration and usage.

+ + + + FreeBSD Ports and Packages System Explained + + http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200003/bsdports&page=1 + 32BitsOnline + http://www.32bitsonline.com/ + March 2000 + Bill Swingle + +

A good description of the FreeBSD Ports collection.

+ + + + + February + + + Business Lessons From Online Porn + + http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/print-it?id=38adbbff0&t=/texis/mvm/news/news + Upside + http://www.upside.com/ + 21 February 2000 + Richard A. Glidewell + +

Praise for FreeBSD from this article: ``FreeBSD is the system of + choice because it is fast, stable, and can handle large volumes of + traffic.''

+ + + + Crazed Ferrets in a Berkeley Shower + + http://www.linux.com/articles.phtml?aid=7125 + Linux.com + http://www.linux.com/ + 10 February 2000 + Michael Lucas + +

An article on the BSD License.

+ + + + Three Unixlike systems may be better than Linux + + http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html + ComputerWorld + http://www.computerworld.com/ + 7 February 2000 + Simson L. Garfinkel + +

Promotes the BSD OSes as better alternatives to Linux + in the areas of performance, reliability and security.

+ + + + Buddying up to BSD: Part Five - FreeBSD Continued + + http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/20000208/275/ + Linux.com + http://www.linux.com/ + 8 February 2000 + Matt Michie + +

A Linux user writes about his experiences with the FreeBSD ports + system.

+ + + + Review of FreeBSD 3.4 + + http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1 + 32BitsOnline.com + http://www.32bitsonline.com/ + February 2000 + Clifford Smith + +

A review of FreeBSD 3.4.

+ + + + FreeBSD 4.0 And Beyond + + http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/2000/feb/bwm79.html + Boardwatch + http://www.boardwatch.com/ + February 2000 + Jeffrey Carl + +

A Jordan Hubbard Interview on Improvements, New Platforms and + What's to Come.

+ + + + + January + + + Buddying up to BSD: Part Four - FreeBSD + + http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/20000126/270/ + Linux.com + http://www.linux.com/ + 26 January 2000 + Matt Michie + +

A Linux user writes about his experiences with FreeBSD.

+ + + + Debunking Open-Source Myths: Origins and Players + + http://www.gartnerweb.com/public/static/hotc/hc00085832.html + Gartner Group + http://www.gartnerweb.com/ + 18 January 2000 + N. Drakos and M. Driver + +

A report that looks at and debunks some of the myths associated with + Open Source development.

+ + + + Linux Scales Enterprise Wall + + http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000114S0013 + TechWeb + http://www.techweb.com/ + 14 January 2000 + Mitch Wagner + +

About 17 percent of enterprises plan to deploy FreeBSD or Linux + as a primary platform for e-commerce within two years.

+ + + + Jobs announces new MacOS, becomes 'iCEO' + + http://cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/01/05/macworld.keynote/index.html + CNN + http://cnn.com/ + 5 January 2000 + CNN news article + +

Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo keynote speech mentions FreeBSD as one of + the components in the new Darwin OS from Apple.

+ + + + Mac OS X + + http://www.apple.com/macosx/inside.html + Apple Inc. + http://www.apple.com/ + January 2000 + Apple communication + +

In an article on the next generation Darwin OS, Apple Inc., refers + to FreeBSD as one of the ``most acclaimed OS projects of the modern + era.''

+ + + + Linux under FreeBSD + + http://www.samag.com/archive/0901/feature.shtml + SysAdmin + http://www.samag.com/ + January 2000 + Michael Lucas + +

FreeBSD has several options for using software from other platforms + such as Linux. This article examines Linux emulation under + FreeBSD.

+ + + + + + 1999 + + + December + + + Freei.Net Doubles Service Speed With Intel(R) Server + Platforms + + http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/991215/wa_freei_d_1.html + Freei.Net + http://www.freei.net + 15 December 1999 + Freei.Net Press Release + +

Freei.Net is purchasing hundreds of Intel's LB440GX 2U Rack Server + Platforms as the Internet service provider continues to experience + explosive growth in its subscriber base. ``The LB440GX flawlessly + supports our FreeBSD operating system,'' said Steve Bourg, + Freei.Net's Chief Technical Officer.

+ + + + FreeBSD 3.3. Robust OS well suited for Internet/Intranet + Deployment + + http://www.data.com/features/1206a.html + Data Communications Online + http://www.data.com/ + December 1999 + + Juha Saarinen + +

Linux administrator turns to FreeBSD and finds it impressive.

+ + + + + November + + + FreeBSD at COMDEX + + http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/11/21/1430208&mode=nocomment + Slashdot + http://slashdot.org/ + 21 November 1999 + Brett Glass + +

Brett Glass sent this message + to the FreeBSD -chat mailing list, about his experiences and + perceptions at COMDEX. Of particular interest are the problems he + had trying to get vendors to support the BSDs and Linux.

+ + + + Who controls free software? + + http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/18/red_hat/index.html + Salon Magazine + http://www.salon.com/ + 18 November 1999 + Andrew Leonard + +

Discusses RedHat's acquisition + of Cygnus, quotes + Jordan Hubbard at length, and + mentions FreeBSD.

+ + + + The Darwinist: Darwin for x86? + + http://macweek.zdnet.com/1999/11/14/darwinist.html + MacWeek + http://macweek.zdnet.com/ + 15 November 1999 + Stephan Somogyi + +

A report on Wilfredo Sanchez's session on FreeBSD and the Apple + Darwin project at the first FreeBSDCon.

+ + + + Bob Frankenberg's breaking Windows + + http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/19991108/news/current/soapbox.htx?source=blq/yhoo&dist=yhoo + CBS MarketWatch + http://cbs.marketwatch.com/ + 8 November 1999 + 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 + + http://www.applix.com/releases/99-11-03_applixware_office_for_freebsd_os.cfm + Applix Inc. + http://www.applix.com/ + 3 November 1999 + 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 + + http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-10/lw-10-bsd_p.html + LinuxWorld + http://www.linuxworld.com/ + 1 November 1999 + 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 + + http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9911/01/freebsd.con99.idg/index.html + CNN + http://cnn.com/ + 1 November 1999 + Vicki Brown + +

Repost of IDG article about FreeBSDCon '99.

+ + + + + October + + + ServerWatch's Review of FreeBSD + + http://serverwatch.internet.com/reviews/platform-freebsd.html + ServerWatch + http://serverwatch.internet.com/ + 25 October 1999 + Kevin Reichard + +

FreeBSD v3.2 is as close to the perfect Internet server operating + system as it comes.

+ + + + Grass Roots Daemocracy + + http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=380d3cf90&src=yahoo + Upside + http://www.upside.com/ + 20 October 1999 + Sam Williams + +

A report from the first annual FreeBSDCon held in Berkeley, + California.

+ + + + ENTERA DELIVERS FreeBSD STREAMING SERVER SUPPORTING + QUICKTIME + + http://www.entera.com/news/pressreleases/1004elsabsd.html + Entera + http://www.entera.com/ + 04 October 1999 + 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 + + http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue4_10/bezroukov/index.html + First Monday + http://www.firstmonday.dk/ + October 1999 + Nikolai Bezroukov + +

This paper tries to explore links between open source software + development and academic research as a better paradigm for OSS + development.

+ + + + + September + + + + + The Boston Globe + http://www.boston.com/ + 16 September 1999 +

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 + + http://dowjones.wsj.com/n/SB936961814325017645-d-main-c1.html + Wall Street Journal + http://dowjones.wsj.com/ + 10 September 1999 + Lee Gomes + +

An introduction to the BSD family of free operating systems.

+ + + + Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs + + http://www.samag.com/archive/0809/feature.shtml + SysAdmin + http://www.samag.com/ + September 1999 + Michael Lucas + +

Focusses on the BSD development model and the ease of keeping + upto-date with tools like sup and CVSup.

+ + + + + August + + + Out of Linux limelight, devil gets its due + + http://web.boston.com/technology/packages/opensource/linux_limelight.shtml + Boston Globe + http://web.boston.com/ + 12 August 1999 + Hiawatha Bray + +

A short (but not very accurate) introduction to FreeBSD for people + who have heard about Linux.

+ + + + Reporter's notebook: Hackers on holiday + + http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9908/11/hacker.hols.idg/index.html + CNN + http://www.cnn.com/ + 11 August 1999 + 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 + + http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/99aug/19990803.html + User Friendly the + Comic Strip + http://www.userfriendly.org/ + 3 August 1999 + Illiad + +

See also the comics for the + + 4th and the + + 5th.

+ + + + World's Biggest Internet Search Engine Goes Online + + http://www.fast.no/company/press/twbs02081999.html + Fast Search & Transfer + http://web.fast.no/ + 02 August 1999 + 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 + + http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990802072727.htm + Science Daily Magazine + http://www.sciencedaily.com/ + 02 August 1999 + 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.

+ + + + + July + + + WORLDS LARGEST INDEPENDENT IPP HITS NEW MILESTONE + + http://www.pair.com/pair/press/19990727.html + Pair Networks + http://www.pair.com/ + 27 July 1999 + 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 + + http://www.techwebuk.com/story/TUK19990726S0029 + TechWeb UK + http://www.techwebuk.com/ + 26 July 1999 + 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? + + http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2299366,00.html + ZD Net News + http://www.zdnet.com/ + 22 July 1999 + 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 + + http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp + MSNBC + http://www.msnbc.com/ + 21 July 1999 + 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 + + http://www.performancecomputing.com/features/9906of2.shtml + Performance Computing + http://www.performancecomputing.com/ + 2 July 1999 + Kevin Rose and Charles Davidson + +

Underlines the advantages of BSD for the embedded device market. + Mentions picoBSD.

+ + + + + June + + + Radio interview: Linux and FreeBSD + http://ebs.tamu.edu/kamu-fm/gig-24jun99.ram + GigABytes Radio Talk Show + http://cis.tamu.edu/news/gigabytes/index.html + June 1999 + 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 + + http://www.ntsystems.com/db_area/archive/1999/9906/306r1.shtml + Windows NT Systems + http://www.ntsystems.com/ + June 1999 + 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 + + http://www.pcc.ie/net/ci.html + Public Communications Centre, + Ireland + http://www.pcc.ie/ + June 1999 + 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 + + http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/199906/gplbsd&page=1 + 32BitsOnline + http://www.32bitsonline.com/ + June 1999 + Rob Bos + +

An article comparing BSD and GPL style licenses.

+ + + + CmdrTaco on Slashdot Sale + http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/20483.html + Wired Business News + http://www.wired.com/ + 29 June 1999 + 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 + + http://serverwatch.internet.com/reviews/platform-freebsd.html + ServerWatch + http://serverwatch.internet.com/ + 17 June 1999 + Kevin Reichard + +

FreeBSD: Is it the perfect Internet server operating system? As + close as it comes.

+ + + + Yes! There is intelligent life beyond Linux + + http://www.networkweek.com/openwindow/story/NWW19990611S0005 + Network Week Online + http://www.networkweek.com/ + 16 June 1999 + David Cartwright + +

It looks like Unix, it tastes like Unix but it isn't Unix. It's + FreeBSD!

+ + + + + May + + + Silicon Carny: Why I run FreeBSD + + http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-05-1999/swol-05-silicon.html + SunWorld + http://www.sunworld.com/ + May 1999 + Rich Morin + +

Rich Morin explains why FreeBSD is the superior OS for him.

+ + + + INTERNET'S BUSIEST SOFTWARE ARCHIVE REACHES NEW DOWNLOAD + MILESTONE + + http://www.wccdrom.com/press/wcarchive_milestone.phtml + Walnut Creek CDROM + http://www.wccdrom.com/ + 26 May 1999 + 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 + + http://home.cnet.com/category/0-3709-7-284910.html + CNet + http://home.cnet.com + 24 May 1999 + Christopher Lindquist + +

Reviews alternative PC operating systems. Includes a + review of FreeBSD 3.2.

+ + + + Gnome is no Windows dwarf + + http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_321000/321433.stm + BBC + http://bbc.co.uk/ + 20 May 1999 + Chris Nuttall + +

Article on Gnome and the Open Source movement. Mentions + FreeBSD.

+ + + + OS Also-Rans + + http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm + Pioneer Planet + http://www.pioneerplanet.com + 17 May 1999 + 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 + + http://www.wccdrom.com/press/micron.phtml + Walnut Creek CDROM + http://www.wccdrom.com/ + 4 May 1999 + 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 + + http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,400844,00.html + ZD Net + http://www.zdnet.com/ + 3 May 1999 + Anne Chen + +

Examples of FreeBSD deployment in the real world and why some + technology officers find it attractive.

+ + + + + April + + + Open-Source Software: Power to the People + + http://www.data.com/issue/990407/open.html + Data Communications + http://www.data.com + April 1999 + 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 + http://advocacy.FreeBSD.org/stories/pr_xml.html + FreeBSD Advocacy + http://advocacy.FreeBSD.org/ + 29 April 1999 + 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 + + http://www.inktomi.com/new/press/ts3.html + Inktomi + http://www.inktomi.com + 26 April 1999 + 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 + + http://advocacy.FreeBSD.org/stories/pr_matrix.html + FreeBSD Advocacy + http://advocacy.FreeBSD.org/ + 22 April 1999 + 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 + + http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/PrestonWiley/PrestonWiley1.html + osOpinion + http://www.osopinion.com/ + 20 April 1999 + Preston S. Wiley + +

A system administrator shares his views on FreeBSD.

+ + + + The Oldest Free OS + http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/column/0,4712,398025,00.html + ZD Net + http://www.zdnet.com + 15 April 1999 + 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 + + http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/down_the_toilet?id=3714d4820 + Upside + http://www.upside.com + 13 April 1999 + Sam Williams + +

Introduces FreeBSD to Linux users.

+ + + + FreeBSD Offers a Sound Open Source Alternative + + http://www.internetworld.com/print/current/webdev/19990412-freebsd.html + Internet World + http://www.internetworld.com + 12 April 1999 + 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 + + http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9904/08/cdrom.idg/index.html + CNN + http://cnn.com + 8 April 1999 + Rich Morin + +

A description of the Walnut Creek CDROM setup. + The article is also available from + + SunWorld.

+ + + + Thin Servers: Off-the-Shelf Internet Help + + http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?DAT19990407S0024 + TechWeb + http://www.techweb.com/ + 7 April 1999 + Christine Zimmerman + +

Discusses thin-servers, including six built using an embedded + FreeBSD kernel.

+ + + + + March + + + A FreeBSD Comic Strip + + http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/99mar/19990320.html + User Friendly the Comic Strip + http://www.userfriendly.org/ + 20 March 1999 + Illiad + +

See also the serial from the + 22nd, + 23rd, + 24th, + 25th, + 26th, and + 27th of March, 1999.

+ + + + Rising support for BSD + + http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/990316/openline1.html + Fairfax IT News + http://www.it.fairfax.com.au + 16 March 1999 + 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 + + http://opensource.oreilly.com/news/scoville_0399.html + O'Reilly Open Source + http://opensource.oreilly.com + 5 March 1999 + 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.

+ + + + + February + + + LWN interviews Alan Cox + + http://lwn.net/1999/features/ACInterview/ + Linux Weekly News + http://lwn.net/ + February 1999 + +

There is a small but interesting FreeBSD mention in LWN in an + interview with Linux's Alan Cox.

+ + + + The Economist + http://www.economist.com + + 20 February 1999 + +

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.

+ + + + + January + + + Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix + + http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/kirkmck.html + O'Reilly and Associates + http://www.oreilly.com + January 1999 + Marshall Kirk McKusick + +

A short history of Berkeley Unix.

+ + + + WWWsmith: Installation and Configuration of FreeBSD + + http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue57/2515.html + LINUX JOURNAL + http://www.linuxjournal.com/ + January 1999 + 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? + + http://www.sunworld.com/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd.html + SunWorld + http://www.sunworld.com/ + January 1999 + Greg Lehey + +

Introduces the modern BSD OSes to the general public.

+ + + + GartnerGroup + http://www.gartner.com/ + 18 January 1999 + +

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 + + http://helix.nature.com/webmatters/tomog/tomog.html + Nature + http://www.nature.com/ + 7 January 1999 + 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.

+ + + + + + 1998 + + + December + + + The story on FreeBSD + + http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1998-12/lw-12-freebsd.html + LinuxWorld + http://www.linuxworld.com/ + December 1998 + Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz + +

This issue has a good article on FreeBSD and why it's worth a look + by Linux folks.

+ + + + + November + + + The Open-Source Revolution + + http://www.edventure.com/release1/1198.html + RELEASE 1.0 + http://www.edventure.com/release1/ + November 1998 + Tim O'Reilly, with an introduction by Esther Dyson + +

A brief, business oriented introduction to the open source + community.

+ + + + Report from Comdex--Walnut Creek CDROM, FreeBSD and + Slackware + + http://www.linuxtoday.com/stories/1005.html + Linux Today + http://www.linuxtoday.com/ + 20 November 1998 + Dwight Johnson + +

There is a good report on the Walnut Creek booth and FreeBSD at + the Linux Today website. The first half of the report is on + Slackware Linux, the second half is on FreeBSD.

+ + + + Ellison plans hardware, bashes Bill + + http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,28816,00.html + CNET News.com + http://www.news.com/ + 16 November 1998 + Tim Clark + +

Larry Ellison talking about their new dedicated Oracle servers, + mentions FreeBSD as one of a list of candidate OSes for the + platform.

+ + + + + October + + + Linux/etc, The other free Unixes, part 2 of 2 + + http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19981000/lnx9810.htm + Computer Bits + http://www.computerbits.com/ + October 1998 + Terry Griffin + +

Continuation of an earlier column reviewing freely available + Unix like operating systems.

+ + + + What Is FreeBSD? + + http://www.performance-computing.com/features/9810of1.shtml + Performance Computing + http://www.performance-computing.com/ + October 1998 + Jordan K. Hubbard + +

An introduction to FreeBSD, and where it stands with respect to + the other free OSes.

+ + + + Unix back in the fight with NT + + http://www.mercurycenter.com/business/center/unix102798.htm + Mercury Center + http://www.mercurycenter.com/ + 26 October 1998 + Miguel Helft + +

An article touting the stability and power of the Unix platform + over NT.

+ + + + A No-Cost NOS + + http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/pclabs/nettools/1718/bench1.html + ZDNet + http://www.zdnet.com/ + 20 October 1998 + Ryan Snedegar + +

Ryan Snedegar reviews FreeBSD 2.2.7 and finds its web-serving + performance to be better than Windows NT.

+ + + + Open Code Frees Up The Net + + http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/prtarchivestory/0,4356,361668,00.HTML + Inter@ctive Week + http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/ + 19 October 1998 + Charles Babcock + +

About why customers prefer open source software like Linux, FreeBSD, + Perl and TCL to proprietary alternatives.

+ + + + It's only free Unix - but I like it + + http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/computimes/1998/1012/cmp2.htm + The Irish Times + http://www.irish-times.com/ + 12 October 1998 + David Malone + + + + + September + + + Linux/etc, The other free Unixes, part 1 of 2 + + http://www.computerbits.com/archive/19980900/lnx9809.htm + Computer Bits + http://www.computerbits.com/ + September 1998 + Terry Griffin + +

Briefly reviews the BSD Unix heritage.

+ + + + Communications & Networking: Asynchronous Communications + Using select and poll + + http://www.ddj.com/articles/1998/9809/9809e/9809e.htm + Dr. Dobb's Journal + http://www.ddj.com/ + September 1998 + Sean Eric Fagan + +

On how to use FreeBSD's + select(2) + and + poll(2) + system calls.

+ + + + Quality Unix for FREE + + http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/issue/0,4537,349576,00.html + Sm@rt Reseller Online + http://www.zdnet.com/sr/ + 7 September 1998 + Brett Glass + +

A short introduction to FreeBSD 2.2.7.

+ + + + + August + + + Hack raises flags about small ISPs + + http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,25526,00.html + News.com: Tech News First + http://www.news.com/ + 21 August 1998 + Jim Hu, Staff Writer, CNET NEWS.COM + +

Desire for better security has led some ISPs to deploy FreeBSD on + their servers.

+ + + + + July + + + Walnut Creek CDROM, One of the Largest Public FTP Archives in + the World, Sets Traffic Record Using FreeBSD and Colocating on CRL's + High-Speed Internet Network + + http://www.crl.com/wccdromrcd.html + CRL Network Services + http://www.crl.com/ + 30 July 1998 + CRL Press Release + + + + Pulling on one end of the rope + + + ( freshmeat ) + http://www.freshmeat.net/ + 13 July 1998 + Jordan K. Hubbard + +

Jordan compares the past of Unix with the future of Linux, outlining + possible similarities and describing faults that could be + prevented.

+ + + + + June + + + Nader urges Windows probe + + http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,23145,00.html + CNET News.com + http://www.news.com/ + 14 June 1998 + Jeff Pelline + +

Consumer-rights advocate Ralph Nader mentions FreeBSD by name.

+ + + + Stone's Throw, Issue Fourteen: Home of the Brave, Land of the + FreeBSD + + http://RhapsodyOS.com/editorial/stone/ST00014.html + RhapsodyOS + http://RhapsodyOS.com/ + 10 June 1998 + Andrew Stone + + + + + May + + + Load Balancing Your Web Site + + http://www.WebTechniques.com/features/1998/05/engelschall/engelschall.shtml + Web Techniques Magazine + http://www.WebTechniques.com/ + May 1998 + Ralf S.Engelschall + +

Practical approaches to distributing HTTP traffic at your site. + Includes a section on performance tuning Apache under FreeBSD.

+ + + + Is NT paranoid or is Unix out to get it? + + http://www.ncworldmag.com/ncworld/ncw-05-1998/ncw-05-nextten.html + NC World + http://www.ncworldmag.com/ + May 1998 + Nicholas Petreley + + + + Security Tools in FreeBSD + + http://www.samag.com/archive/0705/feature.shtml + SysAdmin + http://www.samag.com/ + May 1998 + Guy Helmer + + + + Free Unix: Do You Get What You Pay For? + + http://advisor.gartner.com/inbox/articles/ihl2_6398.html + GartnerGroup + http://www.gartner.com/ + 4 May 1998 + G. Weiss + + + + + April + + + The new Unix alters NT's orbit + + http://www.ncworldmag.com/ncworld/ncw-04-1998/ncw-04-nextten.html + NC World + http://www.ncworldmag.com/ + April 1998 + Nicholas Petreley + + + + Who's Serving Who? + + http://www.dv.com/magazine/1998/0498/johnson0498.html + DV Live Magazine + http://www.dv.com/ + April 98 + Nels Johnson + +

For smaller companies and web sites, a FreeBSD and Apache on an + Intel (PC) architecture machine is more than sufficient.

+ + + + + March + + + Searching for the next Windows NT + http://www.ncworldmag.com/ncworld/ncw-03-1998/ncw-03-nextten.html + NC World + http://www.ncworldmag.com/ + March 1998 + Nicholas Petreley + + + + Benchmarking and Software Testing: Tracing BSD System + Calls + + http://www.ddj.com/ddj/1998/1998_03/index.htm + Dr. Dobb's Journal + http://www.ddj.com/ + March 1998 + Sean Eric Fagan + +

Note: the article is not available online.

+ + + + Five alternative operating systems reviewed + + http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Compare/AltOS/ + CNET + http://www.cnet.com/ + 25 March 1998 + Cormac Foster + + + + + February + + + Source code for the masses + + http://www.news.com/SpecialFeatures/0,5,18652,00.html + News.com + http://www.news.com + 2 February 1998 + Alex Lash + + + + + + 1997 + + + August + + + The Network Community + + http://www.computerbits.com/archive/9708/lan9708.htm + Computer Bits Online + http://www.computerbits.com/ + August 1997 + Ted Mittelstaedt + + + + + June + + + The Internet Notebook / The Ports Collection + + http://www.unixreview.com/archives/articles/1997/june/9706tinbi.shtml + UNIX Review + http://www.performancecomputing.com/unixreview/ + June 1997 + Richard Morin + +

A description of the FreeBSD Ports collection.

+ + + + + May + + + The Politics of NC Computing According to Oracle + + http://www.ncworldmag.com/ncworld/ncw-05-1997/ncw-05-analysis.html + NC World + http://www.ncworldmag.com/ + May 1997 + Rawn Shaw + + + + + + 1996 + + + November + + + Assorted Security Tips for UNIX + + http://www.samag.com/archive/0511/feature.shtml + SysAdmin + http://www.samag.com/ + November 1996 + Arthur Donkers + +

A collection of tips and tricks to secure your internal + network.

+ + + + + + +