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Interview with MidnightBSD Founder and Lead Dev Lucas Holt

MidnightBSD founder Lucas Holt shares the story of this project and discusses the recent Pale Moon controversy.

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TrueOS: A Simple BSD Distribution for the Desktop Users

If you want to try something other than Linux, read this TrueOS BSD review. It is a BSD distribution specifically aimed at desktop users.

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TrueOS Doesn’t Want to Be ‘BSD for Desktop’ Anymore

Popular BSD distribution TrueOS wants to shed its 'desktop BSD' image in order to become a core operating system.

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What is the Difference Between the macOS and Linux Kernels

No macOS is not based on Linux. No macOS is not similar to Linux. Take a look at the difference between the macOS and Linux kernels.

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NetBSD Version 8.0 Released With New Features

NetBSD has a new major release in its 25th year. NetBSD 8.0 release brings several new features and improvements.

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6 Reasons Why Linux Users Switch to BSD

Wonder why people use BSD? Read some of the main reasons that compel people to use BSD over Linux.

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An Insight into the Future of TrueOS BSD and Project Trident

Last month, TrueOS BSD distribution announced that they would be spinning off their desktop offering into Project Trident. We talked to the team behind Project Trident to learn some insights into the...

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What is ZFS? Why are People Crazy About it?

What is ZFS and why is it so popular among experienced users? Let's have a look at the history of ZFS and its features and advantages over other filesystems.

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MidnightBSD Hits 1.0! Checkout What’s New

Let's take a quick look at what is included in this new release of MidnightBSD.

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FreeBSD 12.0 Stable Version Released!

FreeBSD 12.0 has been released. Check out the new features in this major release.

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Enjoy Netflix? You Should Thank FreeBSD

Netflix uses FreeBSD and open source software to deliver its content efficiently worldwide.

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NomadBSD, a BSD for the Road

NomadBSD is a live system based on FreeBSD. It's intention is to provide you a BSD distribution that runs through a USB. Read more about NomadBSD experience.

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Project Trident Ditches BSD for Linux

FreeBSD based BSD distribution Trident is not happy with slow development and updates in BSD. They have decided to base their distribution on Linux.

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Insights into Why Hyperbola GNU/Linux is Turning into Hyperbola BSD

In late December 2019, Hyperbola announced that they would be making major changes to their project. They have decided to drop the Linux kernel in favor of forking the OpenBSD kernel. This...

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Meet FuryBSD: A New Desktop BSD Distribution

In the last couple of months, a few new desktop BSD have been announced. There is HyperbolaBSD which was Hyperbola GNU/Linux previously. Another new entry in the BSD world is FuryBSD. FuryBSD: A new...

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Discussing Past, Present and Future of FreeBSD Project

FreeBSD is one of the most popular BSD distributions. It is used on desktop, servers and embedded devices for more than two decades. We talked to Deb Goodkin, executive director, FreeBSD Foundation...

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FreeBSD Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Promoting and Supporting FreeBSD...

This year the FreeBSD Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To commemorate those years of dedication to open source, we are going to take a look at the history of FreeBSD and what exactly...

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Homura: A WINE-based Game Launcher for BSD

BSD isn’t just for servers. People use it for desktop as well and perform common tasks including casual gaming. To help make that possible, we are going to look at an app that allows you to run...

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Interview with MidnightBSD Founder and Lead Dev Lucas Holt

MidnightBSD founder Lucas Holt shares the story of this project and discusses the recent Pale Moon controversy.

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TrueOS: A Simple BSD Distribution for the Desktop Users

If you want to try something other than Linux, read this TrueOS BSD review. It is a BSD distribution specifically aimed at desktop users.

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