From the FreeBSD Journal archives: ✉️ We Get Letters by Michael W. Lucas

In this edition Michael W. Lucas reflects on what it really means to build something “downstream” from FreeBSD — mixing hard-won lessons, humor, and a reminder that sometimes failure teaches more than success.

Read it here: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/we-get-letters-3/

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From the FreeBSD Journal archives: ✉️ We Get Letters by Michael W. Lucas

In this edition Michael W. Lucas reflects on what it really means to build something “downstream” from FreeBSD — mixing hard-won lessons, humor, and a reminder that sometimes failure teaches more than success.

Read it here: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/we-get-letters-3/

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In this FreeBSD Journal article, Randall Stewart and Michael Tüxen walk through how SYN segments are processed during TCP’s three-way handshake—crucial for establishing reliable connections.

Learn how FreeBSD handles the client-server exchange and what happens behind the scenes during SYN, SYN-ACK, and ACK.

Read the full article:

https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/the-handling-of-syn-segments-in-freebsd/

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In this FreeBSD Journal article, Randall Stewart and Michael Tüxen walk through how SYN segments are processed during TCP’s three-way handshake—crucial for establishing reliable connections.

Learn how FreeBSD handles the client-server exchange and what happens behind the scenes during SYN, SYN-ACK, and ACK.

Read the full article:

https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/the-handling-of-syn-segments-in-freebsd/

#FreeBSD#Networking#TCP#OpenSource#SystemInternals #FreeBSDJournal#TechInsights