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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 would 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 is 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/copyright/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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<P>Because FreeBSD is based on 4.4BSD, an industry-standard version of
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UNIX, it is 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 is also a growing number of <A HREF="&base/commercial/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 Window 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.xig.com/">Xi Graphics</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="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/gallery.cgi">
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let us know</A>
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so we can add it to our <A HREF="&base/gallery/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 is 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:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-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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<P><I>``FreeBSD handles [our] heavy load quite well and it is 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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