ZDNET's key takeaways FreeBSD is one of the most stable OSes on the planet.FreeBSD is also more challenging than Linux.You ...

BSD and Linux use different kernels and package managers. BSD is closer to a pure Unix experience. The FreeBSD installer is no-frills and terminal-based, and there are post-installation steps if you ...

Linux isn't the only open-source operating system (OS). There are also a number of Unix-like open-source BSD operating systems, including FreeBSD, that are still in active development. The FreeBSD ...

Linux may not yet enjoy the widespread recognition that Windows does, but there’s no denying its popularity on servers, its growing use on desktops, or its ubiquity in the mobile world in the form of ...

The corporate home of the FreeBSD version of Unix is shifting yet again, as a new owner plans to take the place of earlier benefactor Wind River Systems. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

MidnightBSD 4.0 has been released. The desktop system brings new features but lags significantly behind development.

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. FreeBSD.org on Tuesday offered Release Candidate 5.2 of ...

This month’s Linux distro review isn’t of a Linux distribution at all—instead, we’re taking a look at FreeBSD, the original gangster of free Unix-like operating systems. Before we get started, I’d ...

And now for something slightly different: some FreeBSD news. The FreeBSD Project was recently given permission to use the Posix standard for Unix-based application portability. The permission was ...

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.