$FreeBSD$ 2012 8 FreeBSD Now Supported on Windows Server Hyper-V Via Beta Release http://redmondmag.com/articles/2012/08/09/freebsd-beta-for-windows-server-hyper-v.aspx Redmondmag http://redmondmag.com 9 August 2012 Kurt Mackie

Microsoft and collaborators today announced a beta release of drivers that enable the open source FreeBSD 8.2 server operating system to run in a virtual machine (VM) using Microsoft's Hyper-V Server.

 6 X.Org 7.7 Goes Into FreeBSD, KMS Is Ready http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTExNzY phoronix http://www.phoronix.com 11 June 2012 Michael Larabel

While X.Org 7.7 was only released last week, this updated set of X packages have already worked their way into FreeBSD. The FreeBSD developers request your help in testing.

 Netflix Open Connect Network: FreeBSD, Not Linux http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTExNDM phoronix http://www.phoronix.com 6 June 2012 Michael Larabel

This week Netflix announced their Open Connect Network as their own open CDN (Content Distribution Network), but rather than using Linux as the base for this open-source platform, they decided to use FreeBSD.

 5 Why Should You Use FreeBSD? Here's Some Reasons http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTExMDg phoronix http://www.phoronix.com 31 May 2012 Michael Larabel

FreeBSD is wondering why are you using FreeBSD. David Chisnall of the FreeBSD project is working on updating their advocacy material regarding this leading *BSD operating system. As such, he asked on the mailing list "Why Are You Using FreeBSD?"

 Colocation Provider NYI Launches East Coast Mirror for FreeBSD Foundation http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/colocation-provider-nyi-launches-east-coast-mirror-for-freebsd-foundation The WHIR http://www.thewhir.com 25 May 2012 Nicole Henderson

Colocation provider NYI announced on Friday that it has launched the East Coast mirror for The FreeBSD Foundation. "FreeBSD has been a critical component of everything we do," Phillip Koblence, VP operations, NYI said in a statement. "We look upon this launch as our way of giving back to a community whose open source projects have enabled us to craft customized solutions for our customers from the inside out."

 FreeBSD and Microsoft Hyper-V Interoperability Expected This Summer http://redmondmag.com/articles/2012/05/14/microsoft-hyperv-interoperability.aspx Redmondmag http://redmondmag.com 14 May 2012 Kurt Mackie

Microsoft and its partnering companies are finalizing a project that will enable FreeBSD interoperability with Windows Server Hyper-V.

 FreeBSD 10 To Use Clang Compiler, Deprecate GCC http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEwMjI phoronix http://www.phoronix.com 12 May 2012 Michael Larabel

As indicated by the Q1-2012 FreeBSD Status Report, LLVM's Clang compiler is quickly replacing GCC for this popular BSD operating system. The developers are also making much progress in a GNU-free C++11 stack. For FreeBSD 10 they're aiming for Clang as the default C/C++ compiler, deprecate GCC, and to have a BSD-licensed C++ stack.

 FreeBSD Achieved A Lot In Q1'2012 http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEwMjE phoronix http://www.phoronix.com 12 May 2012 Michael Larabel

For the first three months of the 2012 calendar year, the FreeBSD project achieved a lot when it came to advancing their open operating system. Here's some of the interesting highlights from their quarterly status report.

 4 FreeBSD Gets A New X.Org With Intel KMS http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA5MTc phoronix http://www.phoronix.com 23 April 2012 Michael Larabel

The FreeBSD team working on X support have announced a set of X.Org updates to bring the FreeBSD package support to X.Org 7.5.2, which now includes Intel KMS support.

 3 Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in March 2012 http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2012/04/02/most-reliable-hosting-company-sites-in-march-2012.html Netcraft Ltd. http://www.netcraft.com/ 02 March 2012 Netcraft

FreeBSD the OS of 3 of the top 10 most reliable hosting company sites in March 202.

 2 PC-BSD 9 review ? to FreeBSD what Ubuntu is to Debian http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/pc-bsd-9-review-to-freebsd-what-ubuntu-is-to-debian/ Linux User & Developer http://www.linuxuser.co.uk 09 February 2012 Koen Vervloesem

PC-BSD offers you a fully functional desktop environment based on rock solid FreeBSD technology, which makes it the perfect operating system for your first steps with BSD?

 1 [Review] FreeBSD 9.0 http://linuxconfig.net/review/freebsd-review/freebsd-9-0-review.html linuxconfig.net http://linuxconfig.net 10 January 2012 linuxconfig.net

This article provides an overview of some of the new features available in FreeBSD 9.0.

 2011 11 Why aren't you using FreeBSD? http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/why-arent-you-using-freebsd-178119?page=0,0 Infoworld http://www.infoworld.com 11 November 2011 Paul Venezia

This article writes about why Paul Venezia is using FreeBSD for his servers

 9 FreeBSD: A Faster Platform For Linux Gaming Than Linux? http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_games_bsd Phoronix http://www.phoronix.com/ 07 September 2011

Michael Larabel shows how FreeBSD runs some linux programs faster than linux does.

 7 Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in June 2011 http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2011/07/08/most-reliable-hosting-company-sites-in-june-2011.html Netcraft Ltd. http://www.netcraft.com/ 08 July 2011 Jennifer Cownie

FreeBSD the OS of top 3 most reliable hosting company sites in June 2011.

 3 PC-BSD 8.2 review http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/03/03/pc-bsd-8-2-review/ LinuxBSDos.com http://www.linuxbsdos.com/ 03 March 2011 LinuxBSDos.com

LinuxBSDos.com looks at the installation (especially at the disk encryption features), system configuration and system management (including the installation of third party software packages via PC-BSD's PBI system) of PC-BSD 8.2.

 2 FreeBSD 8.2 expands ZFS support http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3926181/FreeBSD-82-Expands-ZFS-Support----Without-Oracle.htm Datamation.com http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/ 25 February 2011 Sean Michael Kerner

The author looks at the status and the future of ZFS under FreeBSD. The information is based on interviews the website did with FreeBSD developer Josh Paetzel and Matt Olander from iXsystems.

 2010 8 PC-BSD 8.1 review http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2010/08/17/pc-bsd-8-1-review/ LinuxBSDos.com http://www.linuxbsdos.com/ 17 August 2010 LinuxBSDos.com

LinuxBSDos.com looks at the installation, system configuration and system management (including the installation of third party software packages via PC-BSD's PBI system) of PC-BSD 8.1.

 2 Health Check: FreeBSD - The unknown giant http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Health-Check-FreeBSD-The-unknown-giant-920248.html The H http://www.h-online.com/ 04 February 2010 Richard Hillesley

Richard Hillesley looks at the history of FreeBSD, the BSD license, Beastie and the new features in FreeBSD 8.0.