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FreeBSD/i386 4.6.2-RELEASE Available

Eugenia Loli 2002-08-16 FreeBSD 17 Comments

FreeBSD 4.6.2 is released. Download from here, release notes and changes done here.

FreeBSD 5-DP1 Preview

Eugenia Loli 2002-08-13 FreeBSD 21 Comments

FreeBSD has long been known for stability, security, and good performance, as well as for its strong developer community. But this open-source operating system has been dogged during the past few years by its inability to draw on the wealth of commercial and open-source applications available for Linux. Read the preview at InfoWorld.

Updated FreeBSD Process Scheduler Available

Eugenia Loli 2002-07-19 FreeBSD 6 Comments

Luigi Rizzo has implemented a weight-based process scheduler for FreeBSD-stable, and is in the process of porting it to -current. Read all about it at BSDForums.org.

FreeBSD 4.6.1 and CURRENT DP2 Scheduled for Release in July

Eugenia Loli 2002-07-08 FreeBSD 2 Comments

From DaemonNews.org: FreeBSD 4.6.1 is scheduled for release July 17, 2002 in order to update SSH, BIND, incorporate a partial ATA fix, and other changes from the RELENG_4_6 release branch. On a side note, FreeBSD 5.0 developer preview 2, a full release for the i386, Alpha, and sparc64 architectures is scheduled for release July 25.

KSE-MIII Merged Into FreeBSD-Current 5.0

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-30 FreeBSD 14 Comments

Julian Elischer announced that Kernel Scheduled Entities - Milestone 3 (KSE-MIII) have been merged into the -current FreeBSD source tree. The KSE project is a major effort to allow for multi-threaded applications to scale and perform better, especially on SMP servers. The effort involves a considerable amount of re-working the various internal kernel data structures, and though not actually considered part of FreeBSD's "next generation" symmetric multiprocessing project (SMPng), each project greatly enhances the other. Read the full story over at KernelTrap.

Interview With Jordan Hubbard at KernelTrap

Submitted by Jeremy Andrews 2002-06-20 FreeBSD 27 Comments

KernelTrap has interviewed kernel hacker and guru Jordan Hubbard, one of the creators of FreeBSD and currently a manager of Apple's Darwin project. With just a high school education, Jordan has offered some impressive contributions to the world of computing. In this interview, Jordan talks about his current involvement with Darwin, as well as his past efforts with FreeBSD and 386BSD. He also reflects on his recent decision to step down from the core FreeBSD team.

FreeBSD 4.6 (Officially) Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-16 FreeBSD 39 Comments

No, the web site is not updated yet as I write this, but the announce has been sent out to the subscribers of the freebsd-announce mailing list and all the files and ISOs are into place for immediate download. You can read it at BSDForums.org. One of the most significant changes in FreeBSD 4.6 is the adoption of XFree86 4.2.0 as the default version of the X11 System. Some contributed programs have been updated, such as sendmail and the ISC DHCP client. For more information about the most significant changes with this release of FreeBSD, please see the release notes.

FreeBSD 4.6 (Unofficially) Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-12 FreeBSD 50 Comments

Just about 12 days late, FreeBSD 4.6-Release is here. Download its files, or the ISOs (only the mini-iso has been uploaded as of now), and read its release notes. Mirrors available.

New FreeBSD IPFW Beta Code Available

Submitted by Dan 2002-06-09 FreeBSD 3 Comments

Luigi Rizzo, has done an extensive rewrite of the FreeBSD IPFW firewall code (userland and kernel) in an attempt to make it faster and more flexible. His announcement is available over at BSDForums.org. IPFW, the software supplied with FreeBSD, is a packet filtering and accounting system which resides in the kernel, and has a user-land control utility, called ipfw(8).

Dual-Booting FreeBSD-STABLE and FreeBSD-Current

Eugenia Loli 2002-05-26 FreeBSD 16 Comments

"I'm one of those people who is sacrificing a small portion of their mental health to the greater good, by testing FreeBSD-current. Now that we're approaching FreeBSD 5.0, the FreeBSD Project needs people to test -current in a wide variety of installations and environments." Read the tutorial at OReilly.

First FreeBSD 4.6 Release Candidate Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-05-18 FreeBSD 15 Comments

"FreeBSD 4.6-RC1 (i386) is now available for download. The RC has been on ftp-master for over 24 hours so most of the mirrors have the ISO and FTP install tree, except for some reason ftp.freebsd.org. The build for the Alpha platform should be available within the next 24 hours." Read more at KernelTrap.

What’s New In FreeBSD 5.0

Eugenia Loli 2002-05-14 FreeBSD 24 Comments

The question was asked recently on a FreeBSD mailing list, "What will be new in FreeBSD 5.0?" The thread discussed several ways a person could obtain such information, one good source being the latest release notes. The first developer preview of 5.0 was released on April 8th. The final release is targeted for the end of this year. Robert Watson offered an interesting summary of items to look forward to in FreeBSD 5.0, including: SMPng ("next generation" symmetric multiprocessing), KSE (improved scheduling), devfs (automatic /dev management), Firewire support, and much more. Read on KernelTrap for more details.

FreeBSD-STABLE Branch Frozen for FreeBSD 4.6

Eugenia Loli 2002-05-05 FreeBSD 16 Comments

As seen on BSDForums: "The FreeBSD-STABLE branch of the source tree has now been frozen in preparation for the release of FreeBSD 4.6. This means that any new commits to the -stable source tree must be approved by the release engineering team first. The expected ship date for 4.6 is June 1 2002."

Jordan Hubbard Resigns from FreeBSD Core

Eugenia Loli 2002-04-30 FreeBSD 9 Comments

DaemonNews reports: "Citing lack of time, energy, fun and commitment, Jordan Hubbard resigned today from the FreeBSD core team. Hubbard, a founding member of the FreeBSD Project, has been a core member from the project's inception. Despite resigning from his administrative duties, Hubbard plans to continue to contribute to FreeBSD through code development."

FreeBSD 5 To Get Firewire Support

Submitted by Peter Schultz 2002-04-29 FreeBSD 9 Comments

Katsushi Kobayashi has recently been added to the FreeBSD team so that he can add IEEE 1394 support to FreeBSD 5.0. Get more information here and here.

ClosedBSD 1.0 RC-1 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-04-26 FreeBSD 4 Comments

ClosedBSD is a firewall and network address translation utility which boots off of a single floppy disk or CD-Rom, and requires no hard drive. ClosedBSD is based off of the FreeBSD kernel, and uses ipfw as its native ruleset management system, and natd as it's network address translation utility. The CD-Rom version has full DHCP client support. The floppy version (1.0B) is still without it for now.

Connecting to IPv6 With FreeBSD

Submitted by John Gowin 2002-04-22 FreeBSD 5 Comments

Linux Orbit contributing author and FreeBSD user David LeCount shows you how to connect your FreeBSD system with the '6Bone': "The next generation Internet that uses this protocol is called the 6Bone, and it's accessible from the current Internet. Now you may ask, "What are the advantages of getting on this 6Bone?" Good question. Some people just want to get an early start on tomorrow's technology. Some enjoy having a new toy to play with. Some may like the idea of owning a huge subnet of IP addresses for free. You may already have had your reasons before clicking on the link to this tutorial. Whatever the case, if you're interested in trying out this new internet and you have a FreeBSD machine connected directly to the internet, keep reading."