How the FreeBSD Project Works

Google Tech Talks
June 20, 2007

ABSTRACT

The FreeBSD Project is one of the oldest and most successful open source operating system projects, seeing wide deployment across the IT industry. From the root name servers, to top tier ISPs, to core router operating systems, to firewalls, to embedded appliances, you can't use a networked computer for ten minutes without using FreeBSD dozens of times. Part of FreeBSD's reputation for quality and reliability comes from the nature of its development organization--driven by a hundreds of highly skilled volunteers, from high school students to university professors. And unlike most open source projects, the FreeBSD Project has developers who have been working...

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[mrmartinmartin]

Love FreeBSD. Doesn't get near enough publicity. It's proper UNIX, not that toy Linux.

[smooth187]

FreeBSD the king of OS :D

[pez068]

i think i learned a lot today, good speaker

[servaran]

I think debian is the best choice for servers.

[freebsddick]

@mrmartinmartin that's an opinion. I'm a OpenBSD user and is just awesome. of course if you say linux you're talking about a kernel an not a complete OS as freebsd linux could be a toy if you try to use that thing by itself. Gnu linux would be the comparison. Gnu linux has its focus and is good for that matter you cannot compare these projests without fogetting what's the main point both has made

[freebsddick]

@Ssotta If you're waiting that software like itunes or stuff like the answer is no. of course maybe if the source code was freely availible maybe someone could make a port of those programs that runs in Os x. the order thing is BSD is a group of licences that because the guy talking is always saying freebsd and not BSD

[ElectronikHeart]

@Ssotta No, FreeBSD and Mac OS X are compatible at a source level. See the Macports project to know the benefit of being POSIX/X11and freebsd compatible for the most part.

[Ssotta]

does mac os x software run in bsd???

[MadnessImport]

@MetalShreader The in house DOS guys get no love

[merkur32123]

@MetalShreader LOL! So true!

[rampdd]

@smooth187 a software which is better than another means just ist sucks less

[MetalShreader]

Average Mac User: Dumbass

PC (Windoz) User: Dumbass

Linux User: Normal to Smart

FreeBSD: Smart to Genius

UNIX Developer: Binary gods