Unix-Related Sites
FreeBSD Page
--- FTP to freebsd.org- I run FreeBSD on my PC at home, so of course, my web interests
tend to point in that direction. FreeBSD is available for Intel
386+ systems, and it tends to shine in that environment (it is also available
for other hardware, such as AMD64). One of this
free operating system's strong points is TCP/IP networking. Many
application programs are available (free, freeware, and commercial) as
ports and/or "packages" (precompiled binaries packed with or linked to
all the files needed to run the application--installing packages is as
simple as typing "pkg_add package-name"). A large team of individuals
continues to contribute actively to the development of FreeBSD. Includes SCO and Linux
emulation.
- NetBSD Page
and OpenBSD Page
- NetBSD and OpenBSD are related free *nix operating systems (based on
the 4.4BSD-lite distribution, as is FreeBSD), although it is fairly
safe to say now that OpenBSD has found its own niche. The NetBSD group
tries for maximum portability and stability across platforms, while the
OpenBSD group tries for maximum security while retaining portability.
These operating systems also are of interest since their software tends
to port (mostly) effortlessly to FreeBSD (and vice versa, one
presumes).
- Daemon News
- A site with a BSD-oriented e-zine, a print magazine, a BSD mall with
clothing and other goods, etc.
- Unix Guru Universe Unix SysAdmin Page
- Unix Guru Universe (Classic)
- The Official Home Page for Unix System Administrators. The site is
broken down into the following areas: (Unix) Flavors, System Administration,
Networking, Security, Software (62 categories), Help,
Conferences/Shows/Events, Vendors, Careers, and Internet. Too much to
describe in a short space.
- Practical Reusable Software
- AT&T AST OpenSource Software Collection
- ksh and other reusable software tools. Downloading programs
may require assenting to a license agreement.
-
Unix System Administrator's Resources
- Many information sources and links to same: FAQs, patches, tutorials, and
more.
- rootprompt.org
- Nothing but Unix...
-
Copy of Unix Vault (New Maintainer)
- According to the author this site is "an attempt at a complete compendium of
UNIX and strongly UNIX-related material." Stuff for many flavors of *nix,
including shells, security-related files, links to other Unix materials
(organizations, FAQs, etc.), windowing systems, and scripting information.
Once again, too much to adequately describe here.
- oak.oakland.edu/pub/unix-c (site is off-line due to hardware malfunction)
- A bit on the old side as far as the ages of the files, but often useful for the
source code to any number of handy utilities and replacement programs for those
systems lacking them.
- Perl Reference Page
- A decent starting point for learning about Perl, including some system
administration tools written in perl.
- sed Sites
- Several links to seders sites, and other information about the sed editor.
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