DragonFly BSD focuses on scalability and multiprocessing. It feels more like a research OS than a daily desktop. Installation is simple and console-focused. X can be buggy. The system seems great for ...
Theo de Raadt is a pioneer of the open source software movement and a huge proponent of free software. But he is no fan of the open source Linux operating system. "It's terrible," De Raadt says.
GhostBSD offers a user-friendly live FreeBSD desktop with a choice of MATE, XFCE, and a new Mac-like Gershwin desktop, aiming to broaden BSD to mainstream users and developers. Live images need at ...
COMMENTARY--This week reminded me of nothing more than the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare. For months--nay, years--we've been inundated by stories of the remarkably fast growth of Linux, its ...
I just picked up an old Pentium Pro system running BSD 4.0.<BR><BR>http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=34709834&m=2710933165<BR><BR>I have ...
COMMENTARY--When listening to the verbal sparring between open source advocates and Microsoft, it's interesting to notice what's not being talked about. Look at any side of the debate. Do you see any ...
I wrote yesterday about Eben Moglen's upcoming OSBC keynote. It's clearly intended to be a shot over the bow of both proprietary and BSD-style licensing. And that's fine, as we have a wide range of ...