With the code branch for NetBSD 11 freshly created, the storied BSD operating system is preparing to reinforce its position as a bastion of portability and versatility in the Unix world. This imminent release, less than 18 months after NetBSD 10, comes at a critical juncture for open source, as...
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Network-Attached Storage (NAS) solutions are evolving rapidly—yet the drive for convenience sometimes leads users to repurpose a familiar general-purpose OS like Windows for NAS duties. A recent article on XDA Developers titled 5 Reasons You Shouldn't Use Windows as a NAS OS (by Adam Conway)...