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ClosedBSD 1.0-RC1 Released As An ISO

Posted by timothy on from the read-only-media dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Remember ClosedBSD? Guess what? Now there is a bootable CDROM version available. Check it out here. In case you forgot, ClosedBSD is powerful firewall distribution based on the FreeBSD kernel. Best of all: It is free software that can be distributed under the terms of the BSD license. Definately worth checking out."

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  1. Bootable from CD, nice by jaydho · · Score: 3

    According to their FAQ you can just burn the image to CD and it's bootable (like the floppy version was.) Handy for newer systems with no floppy, or for a bit more reliability.

  2. Interesting by dh003i · · Score: 4, Funny

    Interesting that an Open Sourced, Free as in freedom, piece of software is called "ClosedBSD".

    Could they have marketed this one any worse?

    Sorta like calling a tampon "Scratchatex".

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  3. Uh....lots by sethadam1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Read their site! ClosedBSD fits onto a single floppy! There's NOTHING non-essential in ClosedBSD. It's stripped down to virtually nothing but the kernel and a few functionalities that enable you to run a NAT/firewall/proxy.