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PC-BSD becomes TrueOS...

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What Makes TrueOS® Different?

What makes TrueOS® different? TrueOS® is based on the legendary security and stability of FreeBSD. TrueOS® follows FreeBSD Current, with the latest drivers, security updates, and packages available. Also, our brand new driver package brings in support for newer Intel graphics chipsets and hardware. We pride ourselves on providing industry leading features like Personacrypt, which allows encrypting your user home directory and carrying it to other TrueOS® machines. TrueOS® also supports GELI full disk encryption, keeping your data secure even in the case of physical theft. So go ahead and give us a try. If you hit any snags along the way, we are glad to help.

What Happened to PC-BSD®?

Many are very familiar with the name PC-BSD® and may be wondering why we changed the name. Although it's a household name for so many, the developers realized this was a time for a new name that would better convey our message. Lead developer Kris Moore had this to say: "We've already been using TrueOS® for the server side of PC-BSD®, and it made sense to unify the names. PC-BSD® doesn't reflect server or embedded well. TrueOS® Desktop/Server/Embedded can be real products, avoids some of the alphabet soup, and gives us a more catchy name." One important lesson learned from going to conferences is that people can have a hard time remembering the acronym that makes up our name, which is not a good place to start with marketing a product. We're confident the TrueOS® name will allow people to quickly identify the project. Subsequently, we will be able to convey our brand message in a better and more unified way.

Safe and Secure

Let's face it - Data security is one of the most complex issues an operating system has to deal with to keep users safe. That's why at the TrueOS® project we've gone above and beyond to ensure you have all the utilities you need to keep your systems safe and secure. Using GELI full disk encryption with PersonaCrypt will allow users to make a portable, but fully encrypted home directory on a removable USB drive that can be moved between TrueOS® systems. This allows you the freedom of having all of your data with you no matter what computer system you are using. We use LibreSSL, which is widely known and used within OpenBSD, to secure our code base and increase base level security. Go ahead and rest easy, TrueOS® has you covered.

SysAdm™ Remote Management

SysAdm™ provides a new way to manage your Server, Desktop or Cloud-based system. By exposing an API via encrypted REST or WebSockets, it is now possible to remotely control all aspects of your machine, including management of software, updates, boot environments, users, backups, and more. SysAdm™ is the answer for companies looking for a low cost, yet scalable solution that easily manages different segments of IT infrastructure to keep things running smoothly. TrueOS® has now embedded all local and remote control panel functionality into SysAdm™ so you can easily find and adjust any configurable system element from one place.

The OpenZFS File System

The OpenZFS file system is the next evolution of file systems. The revolutionary design of ZFS incorporates copy-on-write and self-healing elements to provide rock-solid reliability. However, boot environments really make this file system shine. With boot environments, you can quickly snapshot your system configuration at any given time. If something goes wrong while performing an update, or you edited a configuration file you shouldn't have, don't worry! Simply use the built-in rollback functionality to go back to the previous boot environment and be on your way. OpenZFS provides built-in software RAID without the need for expensive hardware controllers.

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PC-BSD is better though, it reflects the project.

Awful name and nothing original or "catchy" about it... yet another product of "marketing"...

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Originally Posted by cynwulf (Post 5598221)

Awful name and nothing original or "catchy" about it... yet another product of "marketing"...

+1, awful direction.

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Originally Posted by cynwulf (Post 5598221)

Awful name and nothing original or "catchy" about it... yet another product of "marketing"...

Make that +2.
I've not been impressed with the changes to pc-bsd since version 10.0.1.

+1, what a awful name.

Edit: But I do like pure FreeBSD, never felt the need for a product as PC-BSD.

Is True-OS like TruTV? Is the next step "BSD and Afraid," the new reality OS? Will Firefox be voted off the *.iso? Inquiring minds want to know.

(I suspect that persons who are interested in BSD will not be impressed by fancy name, and persons not interested in BSD will not be taken in by an alias.)

I hesitate to say it, but PC-BSD are "doing the 'buntu" in rebranding to "TrueOS". It's clear that the old "forget it's *BSD/Linux/some kind of UNIX, this is <insert silly name, logo and slogan" department has been hard at work.

"PC-BSD" actually has some kind of meaning:

i.e. a *BSD for PCs - targeted at PCs, to be specific - amd64.

It also means that it's targeted at "personal computers" and their users rather than severs.

And it's likely that there are a few other interpretations.

Perhaps most importantly it has meaning for it's users.

"TrueOS" is just meaningless:

It no longer advertises the *BSD connection. This means two things:

A prospective user, or casual observer will no longer find it obvious that this is something based on a *BSD. They may assume it's a Linux or something else altogether.

The FreeBSD connection is a strength - obscuring that is a waste.

We know it's an "OS". The old <something>OS is dated.

True what? Is there a FalseOS? Are all other OS assumed false? Should we put down our false OS and embrace the one True OS? Ok that's all nonsense, but so is "TrueOS"...

Perhaps I have too much time on my hands... but so do others apparently.

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Originally Posted by Emerson (Post 5598258)

But I do like pure FreeBSD, never felt the need for a product as PC-BSD.

+1

I also prefer the real deal.

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Originally Posted by cynwulf (Post 5598749)

... Perhaps I have too much time on my hands...

No longer available on the Web, the original CPU Wars comic had characters design an operating system as a weapon, called OS/VS: Our Side's Viral System. To check my memory, I dug through the dungeons of images.google.com, to find this image referencing it.

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Originally Posted by cynwulf (Post 5598749)

I had the same thought - and it is because they want their users to NOT consciously realize that it is BSD and it is FREE(BSD).

As with Olebuntu, they want (themselves) to benefit from all the hard work of FREE(and other BSD) developers without really acknowledging it...

There is a word for that... several in fact... and an odor associated with it.

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Originally Posted by cynwulf (Post 5598749)

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Very well said!

They could adopt a catchy acronym:

TOFU - TrueOs F..orget Unix!

Their unknowing new users could sit at their keyboards staring into their screens chanting in unison, in a soft whisper...

"Tofu... is good for you. Tofu... is good for you. Tofu... is good for you."

...until they know nothing else...

Appropriately enough...

*tofu: a soft, white food made from soybeans often used in cooking as a meat substitute.

Sounds too much like Tru64. Now I wonder if there are trademark issues.

Ha! The only true OS is of course OpenBSD!:D