About this episode

This episode discusses the history and evolution of FreeBSD, one of the most influential open-source operating systems.

FreeBSD is one of the longest-running and most influential open-source operating systems in the world. It was born from the Berkeley Software Distribution in the early 1990s, it has powered everything from high-performance networking infrastructure to game consoles and content delivery networks. Over three decades, it has evolved through major architectural shifts, from symmetric multiprocessing

Topics covered

• FreeBSD
• open-source operating systems
• networking infrastructure
• game consoles
• content delivery networks

Keywords

• Berkeley Software Distribution
• symmetric multiprocessing
• architecture

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