PC-BSD – Making FreeBSD on the Desktop a reality – Kris Moore
Posted by admin on May 16, 2009
FreeBSD has a reputation for its rock-solid reliability, and top-notch performance in the server world, but is noticeably absent when it comes to the vast market of desktop computing.
Why is this? FreeBSD offers many, if not almost all of the same open-source packages and software that can be found in the more popular Linux desktop distributions, yet even with the speed and reliability FreeBSD offers, a relative few number of users are deploying it on their desktops.
In this presentation we will take a look at some of the reasons why FreeBSD has not been as widely adopted in the desktop market as it has on the server side. Several of the desktop weaknesses of FreeBSD will be shown, along with how we are trying to fix these short-comings through a desktopcentric version of FreeBSD, known as PC-BSD. We will also take a look at the package management system employed by all open-source operating systems alike, and some of the pitfalls it brings, which may hinder widespread desktop adoption.
This talk was done at AsiaBSDCon 2009.
Mail system for distributed network – A. Zakharchenko
Posted by admin on May 16, 2009
EuroBSDCon 2009 – Call for papers
Posted by admin on May 15, 2009
EuroBSDCon 2009 – Call for Papers
9th European BSD Conference
September 18 – 20, 2009
University of Cambridge, UK
http://2009.eurobsdcon.org/
Introduction
The European BSD Community is once again gathering for EuroBSDcon. In
2009, we invite you to join us in Cambridge, England for the latest in
discussion, dissemination and development of material from the many
BSDs and their related communities. This, the ninth European BSD
conference is a great opportunity to present new ideas to the
community and to meet some of the developers behind the different
BSDs. The two day conference program (September 19 – 20) will be
complemented by a tutorial day preceding the conference (Sept 18).
Call for Papers
The Conference is inviting authors to submit innovative and original
papers not submitted to other European conferences on the
applications, architecture, implementation, performance and security
of BSD-derived operating systems. Investigations on economic aspects
regarding the operation of BSD systems are also welcome. Topics of
interest for the EuroBSD Conference 2009 include, but are not limited
to:
application development and deployment
device drivers
security and safe coding practices
methods others should know about
system administration: techniques and tools of the trade
operational and economic aspects
Prospective authors of contributions to the technical program are
requested to submit an abstract viahttp://2009.eurobsdcon.org/. All
submissions will be acknowledged. Presentations may last from 15 to 45
minutes – please indicate how long you would like. This is the initial
call for papers; a more focussed call based on initial accepted
submissions will follow in March 2009. We will begin accepting talks
early in 2009. Authors of accepted submissions should provide a full
paper for publication in the conference proceedings and give
permission to the organizers to publish the results in the printed
proceedings and on the conference web site at www.eurobsdcon.org
Call for Tutorial Proposals
Selected tutorials on practical and problem-solving aspects of
BSD-derived operating systems will be offered on the day before the
Conference. The tutorials will be presented by speakers who have wide
experience in developing and administering the different BSDs.
Potential tutorial themes could include, but are not limited to:
Safe coding practices to provide secure solutions
System load testing and tuning
BSD in a large network
Solving sets of problems
If you are interested in presenting a tutorial, please contact the
organisers on eurobsdcon@ukuug.org with what you’re thinking. Initial
exploratory conversations are as welcome as full proposals.
Sponsorship Opportunities
We are seeking companies or institutions to sponsor various elements
of the conference in order to keep delegate fees as low as possible.
Sponsorship opportunities include: paying for a speaker’s travel or
accommodation; providing bursaries for delegates who cannot pay the
conference fee themselves; sponsoring catering, lunches, or the
conference dinner. All sponsors will be listed in the conference
proceedings and included on our website with a link back to your site.
You will also have the opportunity to provide literature for
distribution in delegate packs. Please contact the UKUUG Secretariat
(office@ukuug.org) to discuss the possibilities or see
http://www.eurobsdcon.org/.
Important Dates
Final abstract deadline: May 31st 2009
Final tutorial deadline: May 31st
Final papers due: August 1st
Tutorial day: September 18
Conference: September 19 – 20
For more, see http://www.eurobsdcon.org/.