Research questions on FreeBSD 4.10

[Bill Moran]

Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu> 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"?

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Bill Moran
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