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Developer’s Corner: Alexander Motin
Now that the rush of tradeshows is over, I had the opportunity to talk with one of iXsystems’ FreeBSD developers, Alexander Motin. Alexander is located in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine and has a Master’s Degree in Computer Science. We corresponded through email, and this is...
iXsystems Collaborates with HighPoint Technologies Inc. to Integrate RocketRAID 6Gb/s SAS Drivers into FreeBSD
Thanks to the hard work of the developers at HighPoint Technologies, FreeBSD developers at iXsystems recently committed HighPoint's RocketRAID 2700 series drivers into FreeBSD. This means increased hardware support and more options for FreeBSD users and vendors....
iXsystems Announces Release of PC-BSD 9.0 Isotope Edition
From the outer reaches of deep space to the miniscule nucleus of an atom, the developers of PC-BSD make it clear that the scope and possibilities of PC-BSD are endless. Following the release of the Hubble Edition, iXsystems eagerly announces the release of PC-BSD®...
USENIX LISA Recap
At the FreeBSD booth, Dru Lavigne and I handed out FreeNAS and PC-BSD install disks and collected donations for the FreeBSD Foundation. We talked with a number of system administrators - most of them knew about FreeBSD, of course, so we got to update them on the...
PC-BSD Enlists Blekko to Deliver Relevant Search Results
PC-BSD, a free open-source operating system that focuses on desktops and laptops, announced today that blekko, the popular human-curated search engine, has been chosen as the default search engine in the latest release of the operating system. Blekko is a...
iXsystems Presents at LSPE Meetup
This Thursday, iXsystems attended the Disks LSPE (San Francisco Bay Area's Large-Scale Production Engineering) meetup where our very own James Nixon gave a presentation about FreeNAS™ 8.0.1. The meetup, a monthly event, is hosted at Yahoo's URL Cafe. Our team...
iXsystems Visits Oracle OpenWorld!
The iXsystems team recently attended the Oracle OpenWorld conference, held at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco. OpenWorld, an annual event hosted by Oracle and their sponsors, features educational demos and showcases the latest innovative technology. Many...
iXsystems Announces Release of FreeNAS™ Version 8.0.1
The FreeNAS™ Team has announced the release of FreeNAS™ Version 8.0.1. FreeNAS™ 8.0.1 represents a major leap in functionality and stability for FreeNAS™ 8. Features added to FreeNAS™ in the 8.0.1 branch include S.M.A.R.T. and UPS services, USB 3.0 support, and OSX...
Kris Moore on FLOSS Weekly
PC-BSD® lead developer Kris Moore was this week's guest on FLOSS Weekly. You can find the episode here. The subject of the episode was PC-BSD®, but topics covered included a number of topics such as BSD history, open source licenses, and choice of text editor....
PC-BSD 9 Isotope Now in Beta!
With the release of FreeBSD® 9 and PC-BSD® 9 Isotope just around the corner, we thought we'd take a look at the new things coming in this version of the operating system. The biggest change in PC-BSD® is that GNOME, LXDE, and XFCE are now fully supported, along with...
