Dipl. Inf. Norbert Grundmann
The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand - we listen to reply
I am responsible for soft- and hardware at this institute. You
know, this is a never ending story and full of surprises.
Previously I was working as an administrator at university, as a
consultant and in an insurance company - mainly in software
engineering and implementation. Much of my actual work belongs to
genetic projects with the focus on software solutions for
scientific questions.
As I started my work at this Institute I began to learn more
about genetics and the underlaying software. For different
projects I designed and implemented tools,
like
SCA for codon analsis
and
TinT for time evaluation of
transpositions. Actually I am working on a tool called "Genome
Presence Absence Compiler"
gpac. One
thing that I have learned: software is only as good as the team
that created it. Maybe we will work on the road together? :-)
I am very interested in the Unix
system
FreeBSD
and happy that many of our server are running BSD :-) I know *BSD
needs in some areas more "hands-on", installation and background
knowledge, but the result is a small, functional and stable system.
Even on desktops! And it works and works and works!! :) I like this
centric (but also community) approach very much and I dislike a
(mostly or only) GUI centric system. What about the situation if
the GUI does not work? Even I like and use *BSD systems I am not an
enemy of others. But I think people, who claim that *BSD does not
work, never took time to use it! I made also experiences with
Linux, Windows and OsX - and that is the reason why I switched
completely to *BSD :) And by the way, there are many (other)
interesting operating systems available so far, which are very
impressive and definitly worth to check them out - and maybe to
switch over :)
FreeBSD |
FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers,
desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has
continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its
advanced networking, security, and storage features have made
FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web
sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage
devices.
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GhostBSD |
GhostBSD provides a simple desktop-oriented operating system
based on FreeBSD with MATE, OpenRC and OS packages for
simplicity. GhostBSD has a selection of commonly used software
preinstalled and required to start using it to its full
potential.
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hello |
helloSystem is a desktop system for creators with a focus on
simplicity, elegance, and usability. Its design follows the
"Less, but better" philosophy. It is intended as a system for
"mere mortals", welcoming to switchers from the Mac. FreeBSD
is used as the core operating system. Please refer to
https://github.com/helloSystem/hello if you would like to
learn more about the ideas and principles behind hello.
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Ariyx |
Airyx is a new open-source desktop operating system
that aims to provide a similar experience and
compatibiilty with macOS® on x86-64 sytems. It builds
on the solid foundations of FreeBSD, existing open
source packages in the same space, and new code to
fill the gaps. Airyx aims to feel sleek, stable,
familiar and intuitive, handle your daily tasks, and
provide as much compatibility as possible with the
commercial OS that inspired it.
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DragonFly BSD |
DragonFly belongs to the same class of operating
systems as other BSD-derived systems and Linux. It is
based on the same UNIX ideals and APIs and shares
ancestor code with other BSD operating
systems. DragonFly provides an opportunity for the BSD
base to grow in an entirely different direction from
the one taken in the FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD
series.
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NetBSD |
NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like
Open Source operating system. It is available for a wide range
of platforms, from large-scale servers and powerful desktop
systems to handheld and embedded devices.
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OpenBSD |
The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform
4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize
portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security
and integrated cryptography. As an example of the effect
OpenBSD has, the popular OpenSSH software comes from OpenBSD.
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HAIKU |
Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically
targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is
fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful.
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Illumos |
illumos is a consolidation of software that forms the core of
an Operating System. It includes the kernel, device drivers,
core system libraries, and utilities. It is the home of many
technologies include ZFS, DTrace, Zones, ctf, FMA, and more.
We pride ourselves on having a stable, highly observable, and
technologically different system. In addition, illumos traces
it roots back through Sun Microsystems to the original
releases of UNIX and BSD. see
also OmniOS and
openindiana.
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ArcaOS |
Arca Noae brings OS/2 into the 21st Century
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MorphOS |
MorphOS is a lightweight, highly efficient and flexible
media-centric operating system.
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MenuetOS |
MenuetOS is an operating system for PC, written fully in
assembly language (64bit and 32bit). Features include
pre-emptive and real-time multitasking with multiprocessor
support and Graphical User Interface. Menuet64 is released
under License and Menuet32 under GPL. Menuet supports both 64
and 32bit x86 assembly programming for smaller, faster and
less resource hungry applications.
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ReactOS |
Imagine running your favorite Windows applications and drivers
in an open-source environment you can trust. That's the
mission of ReactOS!
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Qubes OS |
Qubes OS is a free and open-source, security-oriented
operating system for single-user desktop computing. Qubes OS
leverages Xen-based virtualization to allow for the creation
and management of isolated compartments called qubes.
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Redox |
Redox is a Unix-like Operating System written in Rust,
aiming to bring the innovations of Rust to a modern
microkernel and full set of applications.
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OpenVMS |
VMS Software, Inc. is migrating OpenVMS and its
layered products to the industry standard x86_64
architecture, to help customers protect their
investment in OpenVMS infrastructure, especially in
virtualized environments and in the cloud. OpenVMS
E9.2 is available to all VMS Software, Inc. customers
as their valuable feedback will contribute to the
quality of the first production release, V9.2.
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SerenityOS |
SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces
with a custom Unix-like core. It flatters with
sincerity by stealing beautiful ideas from various
other systems.
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And have a look on following stories
So what is Linux - even if the founder does not like Debian or
Ubuntu? - Why Linus Torvalds doesn't use Ubuntu or Debian
Linux != Linux?! Here a (more or less subjective) view from a
Linux person: "Why Ubuntu is the Devil and Why So Many No Longer
Use It"
A nice look back - I liked Solaris in much ways :) "OpenIndiana
2020.10d"
"12 Reasons to Leave Windows, macOS or Linux - A Vocal
Examination"
The good old time :) SUN Ultra 24 - FreeBSD 13 & CDE
Deep Diving Into the Strengths of FreeBSD
Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux
MacOS to FreeBSD migration a.k.a why I left macOS
helloSystem: The "Less is More" FreeBSD Desktop
Another nice and new approach of an operating system: HAIKU - with
some components based on FreeBSD
Android in FreeBSD bhyve by Oleg
MetaGenomic analysis of short and long reads
GenoTypeMapper: graphical genotyping on genetic and sequence-based
maps - published by Plant Methods
The multi-comparative 2-n-way genome suite - published in Genome
Research
NanoPipe: a web server for nanopore MinION sequencing data
analysis - published in GigaScience, giy169, doi:
10.1093/gigascience/giy169
GPAC - Genome Presence/Absence Compiler: A Web Application to
comparatively visualize multiple genome-level changes - published
in Oxford Journals
A Novel Web-Based TinT Application and the Chronology of the
Primate Alu Retroposon Activity - published in BMC Evolutionary
Biology
Origin of the 1918 pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus as studied by
codon usage patterns and phylogenetic analysis - published in
Advance November 10, 2010, doi:10.1261/rna.2395211
TEclass: a tool for automated classification of unknown eukaryotic
transposable elements