FreeBSD is among the oldest and most influential open-source operating systems globally, originating from the Berkeley Software Distribution in the early 1990s. Over the years, it has powered diverse systems, from high-performance networking infrastructure to game consoles and content delivery networks. It has continuously adapted through major changes like symmetric multiprocessing, kernel scalability, modern storage systems, and structured release processes.
John Baldwin has dedicated over 25 years to FreeBSD as a developer, contributor, and consultant. In this episode, John talks with Gregor Vand about FreeBSD’s origins, its unique governance model compared to other open-source initiatives, its integration in systems like Netflix’s CDN and the PlayStation 4, the complexities of maintaining a decades-old codebase, and more.
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