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Refer to the following URL http://www.freebsdforums.org/install-freebsd-7-i386/
FreeBSD 7.2 is a legacy RELEASE from the STABLE 7-series tree.
Both Solaris and FreeBSD share a common idea base. The BSD distribution from Berkeley was the starting point for FreeBSD and for SunOS, which is the earlier version of Solaris. As it stands, FreeBSD was developed primarily for the Intel-based chip, whereas Solaris runs primarily on the SPARC chip developed by Sun Microsystems (now part of Oracle). Lastly, Solaris is a proprietary, cost-based version of Unix, whereas FreeBSD is an open-source version.
UFS is the main filesystem for FreeBSD, but ZFS is also a popular choice. ext2, msdos, ntfs (read-only), and smb are also supported.
Means Firewall Packet Filter.
Many versions have different specification to what is available for the FreeBSD hosting package. You would have to check what kind version you need and what the requirement will be.
FreeBSD is an operating system for computers and embedded systems and is used by computer professionals and it offers a fast and stable operating system than can be used for any purpose.
Yes, of course! For free! You can use Linux which is fairly close to Unix or BSD or NetBSD or FreeBSD or Solaris x86 and I am sure there are others. Just web-search for any of the above terms and read the installation instructions (to make sure your hardware is compatible with their requirmeents), download, install and enjoy.
FreeBSD of course
There are several companies that offer FreeBSD Server packages. Some of these companies include Host Gator, Verio, Server Pronto, Colocation America, and Galaxy Visions.
FreeBSD
Linux and FreeBSD are 2 examples