NetBSD is a real Unix that can run almost anywhere. Can it run as a desktop?

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.

First off, I hope this is posted in the right place, I don't start many topics. OK, I was talking with my brother about the whole AOL/Red Hat deal, and the last thing he mentioned to me in his last ...

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 ...

the objective is to find out why are more people choosing linux instead of one of the bsd (freebsd, openbsd etc). This is interesting given the following 2 points - FreeBSD ability to stay up and ...

FreeBSD is one of the most stable OSes on the planet. FreeBSD is also more challenging than Linux. You can download and install FreeBSD for free. I'm not gonna lie: I ...

Last month I started a series in which I try out different operating systems with the aim of using them for my everyday work, and my pick was Slackware 15, the latest version of the first Linux distro ...

FreeBSD has a reputation for being difficult, but using it as a daily driver showed me why that reputation misses the point.

Wasabi Systems, which sells the NetBSD version of Unix, is supporting Intel's new IOP321 communications chip, the company said this week at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. NetBSD is a ...

After a delay when a microcode-related boot problem surfaced, FreeBSD 15.1 is now available. Laptop support is getting there, ...

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 ...