From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 19 14:59:58 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 4566116A4CF for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:59:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from internet.potentialtech.com (h-66-167-251-6.phlapafg.covad.net [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11FDD43D1F for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:59:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working.potentialtech.com (pa-plum-cmts1e-68-68-113-64.pittpa.adelphia.net [68.68.113.64]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by internet.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A206569A87; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:59:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:59:51 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <20040819105951.28c239f4.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <200408191450.i7JEoue17742@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200408191450.i7JEoue17742@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Organization: Potential Technologies X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.12 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: questions@freebsd.org cc: morpheus_69@hotmail.com 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 14:59:58 -0000 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > 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" Even better. Just available is "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD 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. Who is "we"? -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com