by iXsystems | Aug 31, 2007 | FreeBSD, FreeBSD vs Linux, OpenBSD
This quote, that has been around for a while, is quite funny: BSD is what you get when a bunch of Unix hackers sit down to try to port a Unix system to the PC. Linux is what you get when a bunch of PC hackers sit down and try to write a Unix system for the...
by iXsystems | Aug 17, 2007 | BSD Talk, DesktopBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, PC-BSD
An interview with the host of the BSDTalk Podcast, Will Backman, in which we talk about the history of the BSD’s, including FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonflyBSD, PC-BSD, and DesktopBSD, and discuss some of the goals and features of these projects. Listen...
by iXsystems | May 31, 2007 | BSD Stats, DesktopBSD, FreeBSD, PC-BSD
BSDStats.org is a website that records the numbers of PCs/servers running a particular BSD system. This is broken down per country, releases, drivers/HW stats, CPU stats, and port stats. Though these figures are interesting enough, they cannot be used for any...
by iXsystems | May 26, 2007 | DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD
This website deals mostly with FreeBSD and systems derived from or based on this superb operating system. However it’s also good to be aware of other BSD systems that are around and the reason why they exist or why have been developed: OpenBSD (secure by default...
by iXsystems | May 24, 2007 | DesktopBSD, DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, PC-BSD
Recently I came across two interesting websites that show an up-to-date family tree of Unix and BSD operating systems, and thought that those of you who are not too familiar with the different Unix and Unix-like systems might find these pages interesting. UNIX history...
