From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 19 14:54:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A2DA16A4CE for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:54:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 910EA43D5C for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:54:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id i7JEoue17742; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:50:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200408191450.i7JEoue17742@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: morpheus_69@hotmail.com (Jason Tan) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:50:55 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: from "Jason Tan" at Aug 19, 2004 03:58:56 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Research questions on FreeBSD 4.10 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:54:46 -0000 > > Hi, > > > I am currently doing a research on FreeBSD 4.10 Release System for a > presentation to an institution of 400 students. > > I would like to enquire on several questions regarding the Operating System > : - > > - Process Management / Model > - Scheduling > * Is it preemptive ? > * Discuss the algorithm > - Threading model > * User, kernel or hybrid? > - File System > * Discuss more than one if applicable > - Device management > - Memory management > - Programming language supported (and recommendation) > - Networking support > - Security model > * User security > * File System security > - Compare the current version of the OS that you're researching with the > previous and future version This looks awfully like you are asking the list to do your class assignment for you. There are a number of books to read for these topics. One set is the pair by Kirk McKusick called "The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 DBS Operating System" which is a follow on to his earlier "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating System" In Addition there are books such as FreeBSD Unleashed and the Complete FreeBSD which give more specific useage information and such books as as "DNS and BIND" from O'Reilly, Building Internet Firewalls from O'Reilly that give more information on specific areas. You can also study the FreeBSD Handbook that is available online from the www.freebsd.org website for specifics and release notes for each version that explain changes in each new version. If that is not enough, then Google, Onlamp and a number of other online publications have loads if articles on everything you mentioned. You have but to do some searches. ////jerry > > > We look forward for your speedy reply. > > > Thanks and Regards, > > > Jeff Neufield > > _________________________________________________________________ > Fast. Clear. Easy. The new MSN Search. http://search.msn.com.sg/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >