How the FreeBSD Project Works

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Published on October 9, 2007 3:05:59 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNkqKdLm1rU

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June 20, 2007

ABSTRACT

The FreeBSD Project is one of the oldest and most successful open source operating system projects, seeing wide deployment across the IT industry. From the root name servers, to top tier ISPs, to core router operating systems, to firewalls, to embedded appliances, you can't use a networked computer for ten minutes without using FreeBSD dozens of times. Part of FreeBSD's reputation for quality and reliability comes from the nature of its development organization--driven by a hundreds of highly skilled volunteers, from high school students to university professors. And unlike most open source projects, the FreeBSD Project has developers who have been working...