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FreeBSDCon '99 Speaker Schedule Announced
Bill Swingle writes "The final speaker schedule for the upcoming FreeBSDCon has been announced. Highlights include, Kirk McKusick's BSD Internals tutorial, and keynotes from both Brian Behlendorf of the Apache Project and Jeremey Allison from the Samba Project. There are all kinds of fun events planned for the conference, including a free (for attendees) beer bash. This should be one killer conference! "
Read on for more. CT : This is the first article in our new BSD Section maintained by Nik. Enjoy.
There are also speakers from Apple, talking about FreeBSD's contribution to Darwin, Jonathan Bresler talking about his experiences with spam fighting as the FreeBSD Postmaster, and Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino of the KAME group, talking about IPv6 and IPSec, to name just a few more (modesty forbids me mentioning my own presentation at the conference, obviously).
Damn, I've been waiting for ever for something like this.
Though it's very logical that it's placed where it's placed, I'm sad that it doesn't cut it for me, atleast not this time.
Will there be any BSD events in Europe soon? I surtanly hope so.
Nice, a really liked what I did see, thank you.
This FreeBSD thing sounds pretty rockin'! Just imagine a Beowulf cluster of them!
Before you flame me, realize that I am OS-impartial. I use linux, I use BSD and I even use NT (when they force me).
But here's what I'm getting at: Ask Slashdot = non-news questions sent in by readers
Books = reviews instead of news items.
Features = Home-brewed content
Interviews = home-brewed interviews.
YRO = this one is a little questionable too actually...but oh well
Anyway, BSD should be an icon at the top, not a seperate section...it just defies the current organizational scheme.
Would it be possible to have a general *BSD board that could be used to get help etc(most people new to OpenBSD shit in their pants when they see the installation program :). Instead as now when cries for help are beeing moderated down as "Redundant" or "Offtopic".
Old posts would fall of the descussionboard after, lets say 3 days of beeing unanswered.
This could really give BSD a boost.
/Not really an AC, just didn't bother to log in...
And how, exactly, do you expect the event to happen if it's not funded?
The "Linux Conference" you went to was funded by ripping off the exhibitors, like most tradeshows. FreeBSDCon isn't a tradeshow, it's a conference. Compare and contrast eg. the O'Reilly Open Source Conference.
Actually, there is a separate section for Linux. See the penguin icon at the top? Well, there usually is one up there, at least :)
Brian Fundakowski Feldman
FreeBSDCon is a brand new thing, and it would seem to be the only "BSD-specific" national convention. However, OpenBSDers, NetBSDer, Linuxers, or what have you are all welcome. If you look at the speakers, you'll note that while there are FreeBSD-specific topics, most of them are pretty agnostic across the BSDs. Even if you don't run FreeBSD in particular, you'll find a lot to be interested in. Hey, the FreeBSD-specific ones should be especially interesting then, eh? :)
I really wish I could go this year, but I didn't plan for it, so it's a near impossibility. FreeBSDCon promises to be a lot like USENIX, and I would expect a diverse turnout. I'd love to have the opportunity to actually meet the people I work with all the time.
Brian Fundakowski Feldman
Actually, we are talking about topics. CT just munged his SlashDot terminology :)
Brian Fundakowski Feldman
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I agree, but for an opposite reason. This seems more like an attempt to shove the BSD articles to a separate, little-read page (except by those very interested in BSD). While this wouldn't bother me, Linux articles are on the main page. If both Linux and BSD articles were put in separate sections, that'd be fine, but putting all Linux articles on the main page, and only a small percentage of the BSD articles, seems biased. This isn't, after all, a Linux news site (or isn't supposed to be anyway, according to the FAQ).
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Grow up. There's plenty of room for both. As I think you'll agree by looking at Microsoft, a one-pony show is in nobody's interest.
-Dom
just wondering.
Werd.
With all the fuss at the recent Linux* conferences, it's good to see FreeBSD pulling into its own.
I've mentioned this before, but I've become a definite admirer of the various BSD's. The fact that many of the critical network analysis tools I use on a regular basis(and continually have to add to my fresh Linux boxen) are packaged into the installer of FreeBSD.
I'm very interested in stopping by the BSD convention for a day or two, to learn more about who's doing what and so on. Can one attend the exhibits for free, like most(read: almost all) computer conventions? I understand the need for the organizers to make their money back, and respect it, but I would like to make a showing(which would already cost me time off work) to see what the exhibitors have to offer, but don't want to make the drive up there only to be turned away.
So what's the scoop?
Yours Truly,
Dan Kaminsky
DoxPara Research
http://www.doxpara.com
If you really want to learn what's going on in the BSD world, go have a look at Dæmon News Daily, where they print all the BSD news, not just what gets past the /. censor corps.
...I've gained much respect for the BSD's by reading the various sites around the net. I'm glad they are getting more publicity and recognition. It's great they're getting a section on Slashdot. There's no reason we all can't coexist peacefully.
I'm getting DSL soon with a static IP and I'm going to use OpenBSD for the main server because of the outstanding security. I'll keep using Linux for most stuff however.
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"CT: This is the first article in our new BSD Section maintained by Nik. Enjoy."
What's this mean?
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Look out, they've opened the floodgates! I'm sure people will now be demanding lots of new Slashdot sections...:
* OS/2 section
* BeOS section
* MacOS section
* MacsOS X server section
* Amiga section
* Atari section
* NeXTStep section
* QNX section
* IRIX, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, etc. sections
* Monterey Section
and dare I say it:
* a Microsoft Windows section!!
I am very pleased to see (if I understood this correctly) a BSD-specific Slashdot author and a section devoted to *BSD. We're all in this together, folks. Looking forward to future BSD-related articles.
Not that there weren't BSD-related articles before, but now the BSD community maybe won't be so inclined to look down on Slashdot for Linux-centricity, if you will.
I suspect that the Linux/BSD ratio here is more related to the popularity of the OS than any inherent bias on Slashdot's part, but I'm still happy to see this happen. Congratulations to - Nik, is it? - and looking forward to seeing your articles.
I just installed FreeBSD 3.2 on Saturday. After a few hours of toying around I've got a set up I'm quite happy with. The ports collection is quite nice. I may have to break down and buy a box set of 3.3. I like the ports collection way of installing just what you need. After moving from the RH rpms where I keep having to go going and getting all of the supporting rpms and fighting with dependencies to the point where I just give up and compile everything myself. Then to debian deselect - better but kind of like being at cafe and choosing lunch from a list of every dish available on earth. Ports is a nice middle ground between organization and automagic installation. Not clearing my debian partition or anything yet though :)
Looking forward to seeing some more BSD articles on Slashdot.
While *BSD is great, and (to placate any that thing I'm trying to flame) is better than Linux in certain areas, the first coming to mind OpenBSD's security,
I do not feel it neccessary or prudent to have a completely seperate section for BSD. We do not have a seperate section for Linux or BeOS with dedicated authors for it, and trying to create a need for another section when there are other alternatives is overkill, redundant, etc.
If Those In Charge feel more BSD coverage is neccessary, then cover more articles, but I for one feel things are unbalanced to have a whole dedicated section simply for BSD.
His point was that the "some people" you mentioned happen to be .
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Nice, theres always some little prick like you, that gets on here, posts something insulting for no good reason, usually (and in your case) as a anonymous coward, for the sole purpose of starting another flame war between Linux and *BSD. i hope you feel happy, because once again instead of the *NIX people coming to gether, you've seperated them back to the positions of Linux vs.*BSD.
I wonder how do they pronounce FreeBSDCon?
Definitely, they should've called it FreeCon (Read: Freak-on). IMHO, that's much cooler. (Yet, you won't be able to guess what's it all about)
It's disappointing to see that most people chose to focus on whether a BSD section is needed or not instead of discussing the topic at hand: the coming convention.
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When you said "a group of people", I assumed you meant some outside group.
We're doing it to run on more hardware. Why port Linux to Alpha when OSF (or DEC UNIX or whatever) runs on it? Same reasoning, right?
It cost me $0 to get in to the Linux Conference recently held in San Jose, and I got free beer. (Thanks Slashdot!) I don't even like Linux!
:( As a consolation though, I get an old cow-orker flown in from Chicago on my old employer's dime so he can attend the conference and snarf me up some goodies.
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I love FreeBSD, but not enough to shell out $395 just to get in the door!
But you think they could try and give my poor pocketbook a break
I've posted this before in a previous slashdot article -- but in case anyone missed it. This site has some slides on Barry Caplins FreeBSD@USWest talk at FreeBSDCon.
FreeBSD has been in use in the USWest.net core infrastructure for years. The stability, reliability, performance, and security of the Operating System are major factors for its use. There are additional regulatory requirements that make our ISP environment unique and FreeBSD fits these needs. This presentation will cover the regulatory and technical environment at U S WEST Internet Services. We will discuss how we got to where we are now, where we're going to go tomorrow, and how FreeBSD fits into our big picture.
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The people in the road crew outside working on the road are called "the road crew outside working on the road." I didn't question what it was called, or why it was called that.
I questioned why it was being done.
This isn't flamebait. I am just curious.
Nope,
I am afraid that the AC tried to do that, and has failed.
I put OpenBSD on my first machine this past weekend. Now I have Slackware, NetBSD, OpenBSD, NT, Win95, and Win98 boxes all running on my home network (all on single machines- dual/multi boot systems drive me crazy). It all works together quite well. Slackware was good 'practice' for running a BSD system. A lot of the core infrastructure is the same on all the free unices, when you get right down to it. The O'Reilly "Essential System Administration" book and all of the "blue cover" O'Reilly books are valuable with any of the Freenixes.
I'd hate to give any of them up.
My interpretation of the "fracture" of the BSDs is as follows:
NetBSD is the most 'research-oriented' branch, the aim with NetBSD is to port the OS to as many architectures as possible. As such, NetBSD is what new hardware vendors can latch onto to explore their architecture and develop infrastucture. The StrongARM port is an example of that. Now that NetBSD has plowed some ground people are starting to port Linux over to, say, the Chalice CATS motherboard.
OpenBSD is the branch where Security and stabiltiy are the most important priority. These are the folks who set up the whole system to be tight as a drum. It's the only install I have done which forced me to establish a Root password VERY early in the install process. (as an aside- Slackware 3.6 never even reminds you to set up a Root password- a friend of mine browesed the Net with a wide open Slack 3.6 system for weeks before I discovered [by telnetting into her system!] that there was no root password at all on her system. This is 'fixed' on Slack 4.0)
FreeBSD is the branch whose primary aim is robust 'popular' support for lots of hardware on the i386 processors. For some reason a number of people are also porting FreeBSD to Alpha and other architectures (I've never understood why they don't just use NetBSD, but to each his/her own, I guess)
They are all closely related, as they all come from the same origins. And they complement each other, for the most part, IMHO.
Of course, this is ALL my humble opinion, as I don't have direct contact with anybody in the core teams of these fine products. Kudos to them all, of course.