From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 6 01:17:49 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 610CEE0D; Sun, 6 Oct 2013 01:17:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3FDAD2EE6; Sun, 6 Oct 2013 01:17:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id r961HnYc075613; Sun, 6 Oct 2013 01:17:49 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.5/Submit) id r961HmA5075612; Sun, 6 Oct 2013 01:17:48 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201310060117.r961HmA5075612@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 01:17:48 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r42859 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 01:17:49 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sun Oct 6 01:17:48 2013 New Revision: 42859 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/42859 Log: Give a bit of information about the companies that use FreeBSD. Submitted by: Allan Jude Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction/chapter.xml Sat Oct 5 23:48:44 2013 (r42858) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction/chapter.xml Sun Oct 6 01:17:48 2013 (r42859) @@ -407,31 +407,297 @@ large sites running &os; - &os; is used as a platform for devices and products from - many of the world's largest IT companies, including: + &os;'s advanced features, proven security, and predictable + release cycle, as well as its permissive license have lead to + its use as a platform for building many commericial and open + source appliances, devices, and products, including those from + many of the world's largest IT companies: Apache + Apache - The Apache + Software Foundation runs most of its public facing + infrastructure, including possibly one of the largest SVN + repositories in the world with over 1.4 million commits, + on &os;. + + + + Apple - Apple + Apple - OS X borrows + heavily from &os; for the network stack, virtual file + system, and many userland components. Apple iOS also + contains elements borrowed from &os;. Cisco - Cisco + Cisco - IronPort network + security and anti-spam appliances run a modified &os; + kernel. + + + + Citrix + Citrix - The NetScaler + line of security appliances provide layer 4-7 load + balancing, content caching, application firewall, secure + VPN, and mobile cloud network access, along with the power + of a &os; shell. + + + + Dell + KACEDell + KACE - The KACE system + management appliances run &os; because of its + reliability, scalability, and the community that supports + its continued development. + + + + Experts + Exchange + Experts Exchange + - All public facing web servers are powered + by &os; and they make extensive use of jails to isolate + development and testing environments without the overhead + of virtualization. + + + + Isilon + Isilon - Isilon's + enterprise storage appliances are based on &os;. The + extremely liberal &os; license allowed Isilon to integrate + their intellectual property throughout the kernel and + focus on building their product instead of an operating + system. Juniper + url="http://www.ixsystems.com/">iXsystems + iXsystems - The TrueNAS + line of unified storage appliances is based on &os;. In + addition to their commercial products, iXsystems also + manages development of the open source projects PC-BSD + and FreeNAS. + + + + Juniper + Juniper - The JunOS + operating system that powers all Juniper networking gear + (including routers, switches, security, and networking + appliances) is based on &os;. Juniper is one of many + vendors that showcases the symbiotic relationship between + the project and vendors of commercial products. + Improvements generated at Juniper are upstreamed into + &os; to reduce the complexity of integrating new + features from &os; back into JunOS in the future. + + + + McAfee + McAfee - SecurOS, the + basis of McAfee enterprise firewall products including + Sidewinder is based on &os;. NetApp - NetApp + NetApp - The Data ONTAP + GX line of storage appliances are based on &os;. In + addition, NetApp has contributed back many features, + including the new BSD licensed hypervisor, bhyve. + + + + Netflix + Netflix - The OpenConnect + appliance that Netflix uses to stream movies to its + customers is based on &os;. Netflix has make extensive + contributions to the codebase and works to maintain a zero + delta from mainline &os;. Netflix OpenConnect appliances + are responsible for delivering more than 32% of all + Internet traffic in North America. + + + + Sandvine + Sandvine - + Sandvine uses &os; as the basis of their high + performance realtime network processing platforms that + make up their intelligent network policy control + products. + + + + Sony + Sony - + Both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 gaming consoles + run modified versions of &os;. + + + + Sophos + Sophos - + The Sophos Email Appliance product is based on a + hardened &os; and scans inbound mail for spam and viruses, + while also monitoring outbound mail for malware as well as + the accidental loss of sensitive information. + + + + Spectra Logic + Spectra Logic - + The nTier line of archive grade storage appliances run + &os; and OpenZFS. + + + + The Weather + ChannelThe Weather + Channel - The IntelliStar + appliance that is installed at each local cable + providers headend and is responsible for injecting local + weather forecasts into the cable TV network's programming + runs &os;. + + + + Verisign + Verisign - + Verisign is responsible for operating the .com and .net + root domain registries as well as the accompanying DNS + infrastructure. They rely on a number of different + network operating systems including &os; to ensure there + is no common point of failure in their + infrastructure. + + + + WhatsApp + WhatsApp - When + WhatsApp needed a platform that would be able to handle + more than 1 million concurrent TCP connections per server, + they chose &os;. They then proceeded to scale past 2.5 + million connections per server. + + + + Wheel Systems + Wheel Systems - + The FUDO security appliance allows enterprises to + monitor, control, record, and audit contractors and + administrators who work on their systems. Based on all of + the best security features of &os; including ZFS, GELI, + Capsicum, HAST, and auditdistd. + + + + &os; has also spawned a number of related open source + projects: + + + + BSD Router + BSD Router - A &os; based + replacement for large enterprise routers designed to run + on standard PC hardware. + + + + FreeNAS + FreeNAS - A customized + &os; designed to be used as a network file server + appliance. Provides a python based web interface to + simplify the management of both the UFS and ZFS file + systems. Includes support for NFS, SMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP, + and iSCSI. Includes an extensible plugin system based on + &os; jails. + + + + GhostBSD + GhostBSD - A desktop + oriented distribution of &os; bundled with the Gnome + desktop environment. + + + + mfsBSD + mfsBSD - A toolkit for + building a &os; system image that runs entirely from + memory. + + + + NAS4Free + NAS4Free - A file server + distribution based on &os; with a PHP powered web + interface. + + + + PC-BSD + PC-BSD - A customized + version of &os; geared towards desktop users with + graphical utilities to exposing the power of &os; to + all users. Designed to ease the transition of Windows and + OS X users. + + + + pfSense + pfSense - A firewall + distribution based on &os; with a huge array of features + and extensive IPv6 support. + + + + m0n0wall + m0n0wall - A stripped + down version of &os; bundled with a web server and PHP. + Designed as an embedded firewall appliance with a + footprint of less than 12 MB. + + + + ZRouter + ZRouter - An open source + alternative firmware for embedded devices based on &os;. + Designed to replace the proprietary firmware on + off-the-shelf routers. @@ -453,12 +719,6 @@ Apache - Apache - - - - Rambler Rambler @@ -502,8 +762,8 @@ Weathernews - Weathernews + url="http://www.weathernews.com/">Weathernews + Weathernews @@ -513,15 +773,11 @@ - - Experts - Exchange - Experts Exchange - - - and many more. + and many more. Wikipedia also maintains a + list of products based on &os;