FreeBSD 15.1 lands, but desktop dabblers still have to draw their own GUI

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

FreeBSD keeps Unix-like OS alive, boosts security and performance with v14

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 ...
Ars Technica

Anyone use FreeBSD as a desktop OS? Some questions.

I know about next to nothing about Freebsd or any other bsd for that matter. I was looking around to see what it was, and this came up: Using FreeBSD as a desktop OS, you'd ultimately be using the ...
Hackaday

Jenny’s Daily Drivers: FreeBSD 13.2

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 ...
eWeek

FreeBSD Open-Source OS Comes to the PC-BSD Desktop

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...
SiliconANGLE

DigitalOcean adds FreeBSD OS to its cloudy mix

Cloud hosting provider DigitalOcean has added the option to run the FreeBSD operating system in its cloud, and is also considering throwing Windows Server into the mix at a later date. The ...
CNET

FreeBSD to change hands

The founder of a company that, in 1993, first published the open-source version of Unix will once again be in charge of the core FreeBSD business. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...
ZDNet

I've used Linux for decades, but I'd switch to FreeBSD for this one feature

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 ...
eTeknix

Sony PlayStation 4 OS Is Modified FreeBSD 9

It looks like Sony has gone for the a super customised edition of Free DSB 9.0 to run the heart and mind of their new PlayStation 4 games console, an interesting choice for many reasons and it ...
ZDNet

Back to beginnings for FreeBSD

Bob Bruce, founder of Walnut Creek CDROM--the company that in 1993 first published FreeBSD--will once again be in charge of the core FreeBSD business. That's because the current owner, Wind River ...
PC World

For a Free Linux Alternative, Try FreeBSD 9.0

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 ...