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VeriSign Embraces Open-Source FreeBSD for Diversity

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The open-source FreeBSD operating system is often in the shadow of its open-source cousin, Linux. FreeBSD is, however, a mature and stable operating system that is now quite literally at the very core foundation of what makes the Internet work. Global DNS and dot-com Top Level Domain operator VeriSign is among FreeBSD's users and is now aiming to help advance the open-source project through new sponsorship.

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Bob_Robertson ·
I think it would be very interesting to run a mix of different server base OSs, to see how they respond to the traffic loads.

It's not like the applications are different, we're using the same libraries, the same compilers, etc.

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