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permapageThis interview with OpenBSD developers reveals an inside look at the changes in the new release... The most exciting new feature in OpenBSD/sparc64 is SMP support.
Source : Topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 12:06
NTT Donates IPv6 Bandwidth to Open Source
Turbo Screen Sharing Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional offers users the ability to have a more productive and engaging web conferencing experience while providing the IT department with a program that ...
Source : Topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 01:35
NTT America and Internet Systems Consortium Advance IPv6 for Open Source Community and General Public
Internet Systems Consortium, a non-profit public benefit corporation, and NTT America, a U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, announced that the ISC's IPv6 infrastructure has been enhanced by a ...
Source : Topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 00:15
Book Review: Building a Server with FreeBSD 7 by Bryan J. Hong
My first exposure to Unix was ULTRIX from the Digital Equipment Corporation, a former employer.
Source : Topix.net | 08-Jul-2008 04:37
RE[2]: Good news
"DesktopBSD 1.6RC3 for AMD64 is now available for download via BitTorrent and from our mirror sites.
Source : Topix.net | 06-Jul-2008 04:24
Book Review: The Best of FreeBSD Basics
Dru Lavigne's very useful book turns the arcana of FreeBSD into a comprehensible set of tools.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Jul-2008 21:05
Exclusive: The MacOSX Roots
A lot has been said about the roots of Mac OS X and there is quite some confusion about its exact Unix geneology.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Jun-2008 17:01
[c2k8]: Hackathon Summary Part 1
Contributed by merdely on Wed Jun 18 20:31:30 2008 from the fscking-softraid-crypto dept.
Source : Topix.net | 19-Jun-2008 06:04
RE[4]: GPL people mean-spirited
OpenBSD project creator Theo de Raadt detailed his concerns regarding BSD-licensed code and Dual-BSD/GPL-licensed code being re-licensed under only the GPL : "Honestly, I was greatly troubled by the situation, ...
Source : Topix.net | 17-Jun-2008 06:00
Re: [Samba] Samba on FreeBSD 7.0
On Friday 13 June 2008 20:40, white list wrote: > Hello ALL, > does any body know the options to enable when installing samba from ports > collection? It depends what you intend to do with samba.
Source : Topix.net | 15-Jun-2008 05:48
Re: This has nothing to do with the license
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 28th Mar 2006 21:49 UTC "Theo de Raadt is the project leader for OpenBSD, a Unix-like operating system.
Source : Topix.net | 13-Jun-2008 05:45
FOSS Docs: Mentor Graphics Steps Up
About a year ago when we kicked off our FOSS Docs project , one of the first chipsets on the list was "Fire." By the end of last summer, after a bunch of doc scrubbing and legal review, we had posted the Fire ...
Source : Topix.net | 11-Jun-2008 05:42
BSDCan 2008: Hardware Sensors Framework
Submitted by Jeremy on June 7, 2008 - 2:09pm. Constantine Murenin offered a history of the OpenBSD hardware sensors framework during his talk at BSDCan 2008 , describing how it was originally based on a port ...
Source : Topix.net | 07-Jun-2008 23:20
sight...
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 15th Oct 2007 21:06 UTC, submitted by Valour "A few weeks ago, the OpenBSD Project announced that the Portable C Compiler had been added to the OpenBSD source tree.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Jun-2008 19:11
RE[4]: Draco GNU/linux
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here . Member since: 2006-10-08 I'd like to see one too.
Source : Topix.net | 29-May-2008 04:10
Style of discussing
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 17th Dec 2007 16:32 UTC, submitted by lmvaz Richard Stallman sent a message to OpenBSD-Misc, explaining why he doesn't recommend OpenBSD .
Source : Topix.net | 27-May-2008 04:00
RE[4]: Ack
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Oct 2006 20:44 UTC, submitted by jasper Red Hat has an NDA cooperation with Marvell for the wireless chips that they want to use for the One Laptop per Child-project. The idea ...
Source : Topix.net | 22-May-2008 09:09
N2K8 Hackathon Summary Part 2
May 5-10, 2008, Ito, Japan I remember meeting David Gwynne at AUUG . At that time, he was working on USB drivers for OpenBSD.
Source : Topix.net | 20-May-2008 08:44
RE[2]: An excellent OS
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 14th Mar 2007 17:52 UTC, submitted by Bernd As recently reported on OpenBSD's errata page , a problem in the mbuf handling of IPv6 has been elevated to a security issue. via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 14-May-2008 10:11
OpenBSD 4.3 released
"This is our twenty-third release on CD-ROM, and twenty-fourth via FTP"
The OpenBSD project has released version 4.3 of the popular descendant of Berkeley Software Distribution, featuring a large number of new drivers, software packages and bug fixes. via BuilderAU.com.au
Source : Topix.net | 11-May-2008 10:47
The Big *BSD Interview
Additionally, we also include two mini interviews with Theo de Raadt , the OpenBSD founder, and Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino from the NetBSD Core Team. via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 09-May-2008 10:41
RE[6]: The GPL is the problem
"Honestly, I was greatly troubled by the situation, because even people like Alan Cox were giving other Linux developers advice to... Break the law. And furthermore, there are even greater potential risks for how the various communities interact."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 2nd Sep 2007 15:46 UTC, submitted by anonymous OpenBSD project creator Theo de Raadt detailed his concerns regarding BSD-licensed code and Dual-BSD/GPL-licensed code being ... via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 07-May-2008 10:26
OpenBSD's De Raadt Sings Stallman Blues
"The OpenBSD team traditionally makes available a new song with each new release of its software. via Linux Today
Source : Topix.net | 05-May-2008 10:05
The Seven/Big/Days/Bang Mashup
Webcast: Asset Reuse Strategies for Success--Innovate Don't Duplicate! Asset reuse is a key strategy for companies looking to create innovative solutions to solve complex software development problems. via Linux Today
Source : Topix.net | 03-May-2008 09:54
RE: Hm
"We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 4.3. This is our 23nd release on CD-ROM (and 24rd via FTP). We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of more than ten years with only two remote holes in the default install."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 30th Apr 2008 22:24 UTC Theo de Raadt has lifted the veil off OpenBSD 4.3. "We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 4.3. This is our 23nd release on CD-ROM . We ... via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 01-May-2008 09:33
FreeBSD Week: Interview with Robert Watson
For his day job, he is a Research Scientist in the network security research group at NAI Labs, studying operating and network security issues. via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 22-Apr-2008 09:17
Ten Years of FreeBSD: Anniversary Party a Success
Dig in for info and some pictures. I arrived there with my husband at around 8:10 PM and there were already quite a few people. via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 17-Apr-2008 13:11
Interview: Looking at FreeBSD 6 and Beyond
Today we are very happy to host a Q&A with well-known FreeBSD developers John Baldwin, Robert Watson and Scott Long. via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 15-Apr-2008 12:59
'Home to Hypocrisy'
"Home to Hypocrisy", with scathing references to some recent postings on the OpenBSD -misc mailing list by Free Software Foundation creator Richard Stallman. In his commentary, Theo explained, "
Submitted by Jeremy on April 11, 2008 - 11:26am. " Twice a year I get to release the song & lyrics, and write a little commentary on something the project dealt with other [than] the release. via KernelTrap
Source : Topix.net | 11-Apr-2008 19:02
Building a Server with FreeBSD 7-New from No Starch Press A Modular,...
"When I first saw the design of this book, I knew we had something that would just work"
Building a Server with FreeBSD 7San Francisco, CA-Unlike using Windows or OS X, setting up a FreeBSD server isn't push-button easy. via M2.com
Source : Topix.net | 08-Apr-2008 18:26
Call for Papers: EuroBSDcon2008 in Strasbourg, France
EuroBSDCon is a conference for users and developers on BSD based systems. We are looking for papers about all aspects of BSD based operating systems especially if you can tell our audience something new about: ... via OpenBSD Journal
Source : Topix.net | 06-Apr-2008 18:22
OpenSSH 5.0 released
Contributed by jj on Thu Apr 3 14:18:51 2008 from the 5-ants-are-more-than-4.9-elephants. dept. via OpenBSD Journal
Source : Topix.net | 04-Apr-2008 18:08
RE[3]: Very Nice
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Apr 2006 17:30 UTC, submitted by kamper " Frank Hecker from the Mozilla Foundation contacted Theo to inform him that the foundation decided to donate $10000 to the OpenSSH ... via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 02-Apr-2008 17:48
How to Migrate your Enterprise to Unix
"Migrate to Unix, Page 1/2" This guide provides general guidelines and ideas for migration path that provides you a non-interrupted work of all your staff during the migration process, moreover it shows some ... via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 31-Mar-2008 17:27
RE[2]: I agree with..
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 16th Feb 2007 21:38 UTC, submitted by deanna Greg Kroah-Hartman's announcement for free Linux driver development included the necesssary legal framework to honor NDAs when ... via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 29-Mar-2008 16:12
Deploying Apache Tomcat on FreeBSD
However, I hope to show in this tutorial how easy it is to deploy Apache Tomcat on a FreeBSD system, complete with a native build of the JDK. via OSNews.com
Source : Topix.net | 22-Mar-2008 00:33
FreeBSD Install Applications
How do I install applications under FreeBSD operating systems? A. Just like any other open source operating system, FreeBSD comes with a rich set of applications. via NixCraft
Source : Topix.net | 20-Mar-2008 00:31
Hudson is now a part of FreeBSD ports
Cactusman reports in Japanese that Hudson just became a part of the FreeBSD ports collection . via Java.net Weblogs
Source : Topix.net | 15-Mar-2008 15:18
What's New in FreeBSD 7.0
FreeBSD is back to its incredible performance and now can take advantage of multi-core/CPUs systems very well... so well that some benchmarks on both Intel and AMD systems showed release 7.0 being faster than ... via FreeBSD Basics
Source : Topix.net | 26-Feb-2008 18:19
OpenBSD turns 4.3-beta
Contributed by jason on Wed Feb 20 20:08:59 2008 from the so-excited-about-a-new-release-I-could-wet-myself dept. via OpenBSD Journal
Source : Topix.net | 21-Feb-2008 00:01
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Daemon Worship
Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 7300 Series Maximize Performance and Scalability in Multi-Processor Platforms Built for Virtualization and Data Demanding Applications. via Thin Planet
Source : Topix.net | 23-Jan-2008 21:58
Demonology '08
In the new year the Berkeley Software Distribution family of Unix-like operating systems is growing at a phenomenal rate and excitement over the possibilities for this operating system family is in the air. via Kuro5hin.org
Source : Topix.net | 15-Jan-2008 21:15
ZFS Stability
Submitted by Jeremy on January 10, 2008 - 11:27am. A recent thread on the FreeBSD -current mailing list discussed the stability of ZFS on FreeBSD. via KernelTrap
Source : Topix.net | 11-Jan-2008 06:08
Ports freezes suck
Monday November 19th, 2007 @ 10:16 AM While FreeBSD is, on the whole, a lovely server operating system and the ports collection was, at one time, a lovely software distribution mechanism created an era when ... via Wonko.com
Source : Topix.net | 20-Nov-2007 17:16
WWIV 4.23 on FreeBSD
Earlier this week I came across Robert Watson 's page on Porting WWIV 4.23 to FreeBSD . via Joseph Scott's Blog
Source : Topix.net | 08-Nov-2007 15:30
Puffy's Marathon: What's New in OpenBSD 4.2
"Improvement in the memory pool handling code, removing time from the pool header leads to better packet rates."
OpenBSD is famous for its focus on security. Today, November 1st, the team is proud to announce Release 4.2 . Even though security is still there, this release comes with some amazing performance improvements: ... via FreeBSD Basics
Source : Topix.net | 01-Nov-2007 17:05