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iXsystems' acquisition of PC-BSD will provide funding to the PC-BSD project to increase distribution of PC-BSD and develop future versions of PC-BSD. Development is currently underway for a version of PC-BSD that will allow for easy installation and operation on servers, workstations, and laptops.

"Now with the backing of iXsystems and their vast BSD server expertise, PC-BSD plans on bringing its stability and ease of use to the workstation and server markets," said Kris Moore, founder of PC-BSD. "Businesses large and small will benefit from the usability of the PC-BSD desktop, as well as the rock-solid server base of the underlying FreeBSD operating system."

iXsystems' mission is to be the largest provider of open source server hardware and software in the IT industry. "Our support and further development of PC-BSD will drive adoption of the FreeBSD operating system by Windows and Linux users comfortable with a graphical user interface," said Matt Olander, CTO of iXsystems.

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great operating sytem - David
iXsystems acquires PC-BSD - Stefano Fusi

great operating sytem
David - October 02, 2011 08:44:44
I have been computing since the days of my first comp a 286 , and have tried many operating systems recently i decided to try pcbsd after 3 years of using linux , I think there is no right or wrong in OS choice its more of a personal choice and your skills as an administrator keeping it locked down etc, for me pcbsd is my choice, as i see it as a lean security aware OS in fact the first OS ive ever felt resonably secure on . I dont really know what it means to pcbsd in the long term that iXsystems has procured it , but I hope it forges ahead in leaps and bounds .

iXsystems acquires PC-BSD
Stefano Fusi - October 13, 2011 06:36:42
iXsystems' mission is to be the largest provider of open source server hardware and software in the IT industry. "Our support and further development of PC-BSD will drive adoption of the FreeBSD operating system by Windows and Linux users comfortable with a graphical user interface," said Matt Olander, CTO of iXsystems.

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