Now in its 30th year, the FreeBSD Open Source Operating System is one of the oldest, largest, and most successful open source projects, with a long history of innovation. It is a free Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), also known as “Berkeley Unix.” Known for its reliability, stability, and advanced networking and performance, FreeBSD also provides an opportunity to dive into the workings of a complete operating system as well as the chance to collaborate with a welcoming and inclusive community in a flat development model. In this track, we would like to begin with a brief “Introduction to FreeBSD” presentation followed by a hands-on, getting started workshop. The workshop portion will cover setting up FreeBSD with a desktop environment and how to get a web browser installed. Next, we’ll walk through the FreeBSD Jail system for managing separate FreeBSD environments within an existing FreeBSD install that allows folks to isolate programs from one another. The goal of the workshop is for everyone to leave with their own FreeBSD virtual machine that they can continue to learn on/develop on.
Speakers: Deb Goodkin Drew Gurkowski