FreeBSD Foundation Turns to NYI for East Coast US Mirror

From this morning’s joint press release (available for PDF download): Deployment Adds Enterprise-Grade Redundancy for Improved Reliability, Reduced Latency, High-Speed Backups and Other Efficiencies BOULDER, CO, August 10, 2010 — The FreeBSD Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the FreeBSD Project and community, today announced that NYI, a New York City-based, mission-critical data […]

InstallFest

Welcome to the InstallFest Information Page. Here you’ll find download links for the necessary tools and information for running your own FreeBSD InstallFest. Feel free to make your own changes to customize the material for your own InstallFest. InstallFest Instructions via Website How-To: InstallFest Part 1 InstallFest Part 2 FreeBSD Marketing Materials: We put together […]

FreeBSD Journal Issue #2 is Now Available!

The FreeBSD Journal Issue #2 is now available! You can get it on Google Play, iTunes, and Amazon. In this issue you will find captivating articles on pkg(8), Poudriere, PBI Format, plus great pieces on hwpmc(4) and Journaled Soft-updates. If you haven’t already subscribed, now is the time! The positive feedback from both the FreeBSD […]

Accepting Project Proposals

The FreeBSD Foundation is soliciting the submission of proposals for work relating to any of the major subsystems or infrastructure within the FreeBSD operating system. Proposals will be evaluated based on desirability, technical merit, and cost-effectiveness. Download the PDF of the complete Guidelines if you are interested in a submission. Proposals must include the following: […]

Foundation Announces Native Support for JDK 1.3.1 on FreeBSD

Boulder, CO – August 25, 2003 – The FreeBSD Foundation today announced the availability of a binary distribution of the Java JDK version 1.3.1 for the widely used FreeBSD operating system. Wes Peters of the FreeBSD Core Team commented “This announcement hallmarks a new era of Java support for FreeBSD. Having easy to install binary […]

Accepting Travel Grant Applications for AsiaBSDCon 2011

Calling all FreeBSD developers needing assistance with travel expenses to AsiaBSDCon 2011. The FreeBSD Foundation will be providing a limited number of travel grants to individuals requesting assistance. Please download, fill out and submit the Travel Grant Request Application by February 11, 2011 to apply for this grant. This program is open to FreeBSD developers […]

The January/February 2018 FreeBSD Journal is Here

The January/February 2018 issue of the FreeBSD Journal is now available! The latest issue features articles on Review of Storage Multipathing, Tape’s Not Dead, TRACING ifconfig Commands, and more! Reminder! Don’t miss an issue of FreeBSD Journal. If you have an Apple or Amazon app subscription, please make sure your auto renewal is on to ensure there is […]

InstallFest How-To Guide P2

This Walkthrough is a Continuation of Part 1 of the InstallFest How-To Guide Follow the link here for part 1 Updated: August 14, 2020 Step 2.1: Package Installation Packages can be downloaded in bulk by adding them to the same command line. Try this by installing the GNOME desktop environment, sudo, the vim editor, and […]

Installing a Port on FreeBSD

FreeBSD offers two primary methods of downloading applications and system tools: packages and ports. Users will have to choose between the two collections when installing these tools. Packages are pre-compiled binary packages, typically smaller in size than full port installations and they do not require compilation time. However, ports are a much more customizable option, […]

FreeBSD Essential to Bringing CHERI and ARM’s Morello Processor to Life

Exciting news coming out of ARM, the University of Cambridge, and SRI today. Cambridge and SRI released their CHERI software stack, based on FreeBSD, for ARM’s forthcoming experimental Morello board.  Dr. Robert N.M.Watson, Reader in Systems, Security, and Architecture at the University of Cambridge shared the news in his blog post this morning: https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2020/10/29/sri-and-cambridge-release-cheri-software-stack-for-arm-morello/ While […]

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