FreeBSD Part 2
RAID Recovery - FreeBSD
Support for third-party applications
FreeBSD acts as a repository of third-party applications. It has over 17,000 ported libraries and applications. These include applications for desktop, server, appliance, and embedded environments. FreeBSD acts as the framework for these programs to be installed. These applications can be installed either from the source (ports), or offered as compiled binaries (packages).
Linux Compatibility
FreeBSD can run most of the Linux software applications on it without the need for a compatibility layer. FreeBSD also offers binary compatibility with other UNIX-like operating systems, allowing Linux binaries to run on FreeBSD. Some of the common applications that can use Linux compatibility layer include the Linux version of Adobe Acrobat, RealPlayer, Oracle, WordPerfect, Firefox, and Skype.
Internet capabilities
FreeBSD is widely known for its robust network services which make it an ideal Internet or Intranet server. FreeBSD is capable of managing its memory efficiently to maintain good response times for thousands of simultaneous user processes.
Easy to install
FreeBSD can be installed from CD-ROM, DVD, and through file transfer protocol (FTP) or name server daemon (NSD).
FreeBSD is distributed under different licenses. The kernel code and the latest developed code are released under the BSD license which gives complete freedom to use and distribute FreeBSD. On the other hand, parts of FreeBSD are released under different licenses such as BSD, GPL, LGPL, ISC, CDDL and Beerware.
Summary: FreeBSD is a free UNIX-like operating system with advanced networking capabilities and security features. The software supports several hardware platforms, both high-end and low-end, and allows the launch of multiple applications. It is Linux compatible too.
