by iXsystems | Jan 29, 2008 | FreeBSD vs Linux, X vs Y
Very Grumpy Bunny has written a post comparing the GPLv2 and the BSD licence and explaining the difference when applied to Amarok. There are several BSD licenses, so many that you’ll typically see any particular license under BSD terms listed as a BSD-Style...
by iXsystems | Jan 28, 2008 | M0n0wall, pfSense, X vs Y
Wayne Richardson reviewed in total 7 different Linux and BSD firewalls back in Nov 2007 (ClarckConnect, Endian, Gibraltar, IPCop, m0n0wall, pfSense, SmoothWall) and compared them on basis of the following categories: setup, web-gui, extensibility and speed. Since this...
by iXsystems | Jan 19, 2008 | Miscellaneous, X vs Y
I’ve just updated the FBSD Projects page (added DSBSD and TrueBSD) and also added a X vx Y category where you will find topics such as Linux vs BSD or OS X vs OS Y, such as: Smoothwall vs M0n0wall: a comparison BSD Community vs Linux Community GPL vs BSD, a...
by iXsystems | Jan 19, 2008 | DesktopBSD, PC-BSD, X vs Y
Similar to my m0n0wall vs pfSense; similarities & differences post, I thought I’d also post a “PC-BSD vs DesktopBSD; similarities & differences” overview since I get so much trafic from people trying to find out what the similarities and...
by iXsystems | Jan 17, 2008 | M0n0wall, pfSense, X vs Y
A common misconception about pfSense is that it is intended as a rival to m0n0wall as a BSD-based firewall system, since they are similar in structure and goals. This is not the case; some developers even contribute to both projects. m0n0wall is targeted at a specific...
by iXsystems | Dec 18, 2007 | FreeBSD vs Linux, X vs Y
Both licensing models have been around for a very long time. I don’t know which predates which, but it really doesn’t matter. The spirit behind both licenses is very similar: free software is good. But they realize this idea in different ways. In the GPL license you...
