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FreeBSD : Articles : FreeBSD ports and packages system explained
Posted: ( Mon 20th Mar 2000 01:24:09[PM] UTC )
If you've ever toyed around with one of the many Unix-based operating systems, chances are that you've encountered source code that would not compile on your system maybe because your system is missing other programs the compile depends on. The FreeBSD ports/packages system attempts to address all of these issues and make third party application installation a breeze.

FreeBSD : Articles : OpenBSD 2.6 - new features
Posted: ( Fri 11th Feb 2000 07:45:34[AM] UTC )
Well it's been a few months, and a new release of OpenBSD is out (since December 1st 1999 actually) and I thought it was high time I covered some of the new features and improvements. For those of you unfamiliar with OpenBSD it is a flavor of UNIX based on BSD, with one main goal in mind. Security. The entire purpose of OpenBSD is to provide a fast, stable, and above all, secure computing platform.

FreeBSD : Articles : Design Elements of the FreeBSD VM System
Posted: ( Thu 20th Jan 2000 01:42:54[PM] UTC )
The title is really just a fancy way of saying that I am going to attempt to describe the whole VM enchilada, hopefully in a way that everyone can follow.

OpenBSD : Links : OpenBSD 2.6 integrates Secure Shell protocol
Posted: ( Sun 26th Dec 1999 04:18:05[PM] UTC )
OpenBSD announced today the launch of OpenBSD 2.6, the first computer operating system to integrate the free open source OpenSSH secure communication tools in the base system. Already regarded by many security experts as the most secure OS on the Internet, OpenBSD now comes even closer to being "Secure by Default".

OpenBSD : Links : The OpenBSD 2.6 Released
Posted: ( Tue 30th Nov 1999 04:42:08[PM] UTC )
OpenBSD 2.6 is available for download. To order the CD go to the Web site.

OpenBSD : Links : OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana
Posted: ( Mon 8th Nov 1999 11:38:07[PM] UTC )
WELL KNOWN FOR its "secure by default" posture, OpenBSD (www.openbsd.org), the Internet-based volunteer effort, recently announced the inclusion and support of Versions 1.3 and 1.5 of Secure Shell (SSH) client and server in OpenBSD Version 2.6, which is due to appear in early December.

OpenBSD : Links : Buddying up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD
Posted: ( Mon 8th Nov 1999 11:37:39[PM] UTC )
Last week I set out to "grok" the essence of BSD. I wanted to see how it was different from Linux and what I could learn. Most sane people would probably start their BSD experience with FreeBSD. I started by doing a FTP install of OpenBSD 2.5.

OpenBSD : Links : I've been hacked! How OpenBSD saved our project.
Posted: ( Sat 30th Oct 1999 02:31:02[PM] UTC )
Article by one of the Unix SAs in the Information Technology department at the City of Tucson municipal government in Tucson, Arizona.

OpenBSD : Links : OpenBSD - a secure alternative
Posted: ( Wed 27th Oct 1999 02:08:54[PM] UTC )
So you want to build a firewall, but aren't quite sure what to use? You might want to consider OpenBSD, an secure offshoot of the BSD family.

FreeBSD : Links : BSD Driver Database
Posted: ( Tue 26th Oct 1999 01:57:05[PM] UTC )
The idea behind the BSD Driver Database is to help individuals with hardware that needs supporting get in touch with driver developers with the knowledge to write the support for the hardware.

FreeBSD : Links : BSD Applications database
Posted: ( Mon 25th Oct 1999 02:11:06[PM] UTC )
This database contains Unix applications which are able to run natively or under emulation on a *BSD system.

OpenBSD : Links : Commercial Support for OpenBSD
Posted: ( Wed 6th Oct 1999 01:20:14[PM] UTC )
Network Security Technologies, Inc. (NSTI), a leading provider of managed e-security, has announced that it will offer commercial support for the OS which is available as free software. Through the agreement, NSTI will provide assistance with integration, deployment and consulting for OpenBSD users.

OpenBSD : Links : Calgarian heads team ensuring OpenBSD security
Posted: ( Thu 30th Sep 1999 03:41:59[AM] UTC )
Theo de Raadt oversees hundreds of volunteer programmers. What Linus Torvalds is to the increasingly popular Linux, de Raadt is to OpenBSD.

FreeBSD : Links : The FreeBSD Mall
Posted: ( Thu 30th Sep 1999 03:34:57[AM] UTC )
One stop shop for many FreeBSD related items like software, books and T-shirts.

FreeBSD : Links : FreeBSD Resources for Newbies
Posted: ( Thu 30th Sep 1999 03:17:03[AM] UTC )
New to FreeBSD? This web page may help you come quickly to speed.