FreeBSD is among the most enduring and impactful open-source operating systems globally. Originating from the Berkeley Software Distribution in the early 1990s, it has supported a wide range of applications, from high-performance networking to gaming consoles and content delivery networks. Over more than three decades, FreeBSD has undergone significant architectural changes, including symmetric multiprocessing, kernel scalability, and advancements in storage systems and release engineering.
John Baldwin has dedicated over 25 years to FreeBSD as a developer, contributor, and consultant. In this episode, John joins Gregor Vand to explore FreeBSD’s beginnings, its unique governance model compared to other open-source projects, its utilization in systems like Netflix’s CDN and PlayStation 4, the difficulties of managing a codebase over 30 years old, and more.
Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist, having served as a CTO in cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and software engineering companies. He is based in Singapore and can be found via his profile at vand.hk or on LinkedIn.Please click here to see the transcript of this episode.
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