Datasheet

There is a larger list of BSD distributions that you can find at the DistroWatch site

(

http://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=BSD). Besides offering descrip-

tions of those BSD distributions, you can also find links to where you can purchase or

download the software.

Finding BSD Resources

Although there is still a BSD web site (www.bsd.org), it largely acts as a pointer to

BSD resources related to particular BSD distributions. The following sections contain

useful links related to the FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD sites.

FreeBSD Resources

Here are links to useful resources from the FreeBSD site (www.freebsd.org):

❑ Support for FreeBSD (

freebsd.org/support.html) — You can find connections

to both community and commercial support for FreeBSD.

❑ Getting FreeBSD software (

freebsd.org/where.html) — Links to information

for downloading or purchasing FreeBSD installation CDs or DVDs are listed on

this site. This includes links to software for different architectures (i386, amd64,

powerpc, and so on).

❑ FreeBSD features list (

freebsd.org/about.html) — Describes the key features

of FreeBSD.

❑ News on FreeBSD (

freebsd.org/news/) — This is a gathering point for news

about FreeBSD. There are links to news flashes, press releases, articles, and devel-

opment status. You can also find links here to development sites and forums related

to FreeBSD and BSD in general.

❑ FreeBSD projects (

freebsd.org/projects/) — Provides information about

FreeBSD development projects. Besides basic development projects for FreeBSD,

you can also find links to special projects (such as Google Summer of Code) and

FreeBSD initiatives associated with established open source projects (such as Java,

GNOME, KDE, and OpenOffice.org).

NetBSD Resources

Here are links to useful resources from the NetBSD site (www.netbsd.org):

❑ NetBSD support (

netbsd.org/support) — Provides information about commu-

nity and professional support, supported hardware, bug submissions, and security.

❑ Getting NetBSD software (

netbsd.org/releases) — Links to information for

downloading NetBSD CDs or DVDs are listed on this site. There are bittorrent, FTP,

and HTTP methods for downloading software.

❑ About NetBSD (

netbsd.org/about) — Describes the key features of NetBSD.

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