How-To Geek on MSN

What Is DragonFly BSD, and Is It Worth Installing as an OS?

DragonFly BSD focuses on scalability and multiprocessing. It feels more like a research OS than a daily desktop. Installation is simple and console-focused. X can be buggy. The system seems great for ...
eWeek

Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Discuss This in the eWEEK Forum A while back, someone ...
XDA Developers on MSN

9front is a weird Unix-based operating system with an even stranger history

Despite its quirks, 9front is more than just a curiosity. It is a direct descendant of research at Bell Labs, where Unix ...
ExtremeTech

PS4 runs Orbis OS, a modified version of FreeBSD that's similar to Linux

The PS4, which is scheduled to be released in November at the delightful price of $400, appears to run an operating system called Orbis OS, which is a modified version of FreeBSD 9.0. FreeBSD is a ...
InfoWorld

How BSD was built, and how it lost the lead to Linux

BSD has been eclipsed by the popularity of Linux over the years. But how did BSD get started? And why did Linux overtake and surpass it? Salon has a detailed article that charts the creation of BSD, ...