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| ====== FreeBSD ====== | ====== FreeBSD ====== | ||
| - | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.c_opsys| Return to Operating Systems ]] | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.d_opsys:start| Return to Operating Systems ]] |
| - | **FreeBSD** is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), which was based on Research Unix. The first version of FreeBSD was released in 1993. In 2005, FreeBSD was the most popular open-source BSD operating system, accounting for more than three-quarters of all installed simply, permissively licensed BSD systems. | + | **FreeBSD** is a free and open-source [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:u:unix|Unix]]-like [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:os|operating system]] descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), which was based on Research Unix. The first version of FreeBSD was released in 1993. In 2005, FreeBSD was the most popular open-source BSD operating system, accounting for more than three-quarters of all installed simply, permissively licensed BSD systems. |
| - | FreeBSD has similarities with Linux, with two major differences in scope and licensing: FreeBSD maintains a complete system, i.e. the project delivers a kernel, device drivers, userland utilities, and documentation, as opposed to Linux only delivering a kernel and drivers, and relying on third-parties for system software; and FreeBSD source code is generally released under a permissive BSD license, as opposed to the copyleft GPL used by Linux. | + | FreeBSD has similarities with Linux, with two major differences in scope and licensing: FreeBSD maintains a complete system, i.e. the project delivers a kernel, device drivers, userland utilities, and documentation, as opposed to Linux only delivering a kernel and drivers, and relying on third-parties for system software; and FreeBSD [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sourcecode|source code]] is generally released under a permissive BSD license, as opposed to the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:copyleft|copyleft]] GPL used by Linux. |
| The FreeBSD project includes a security team overseeing all software shipped in the base distribution. A wide range of additional third-party applications may be installed using the pkg package management system or FreeBSD Ports, or by compiling source code. | The FreeBSD project includes a security team overseeing all software shipped in the base distribution. A wide range of additional third-party applications may be installed using the pkg package management system or FreeBSD Ports, or by compiling source code. | ||
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| ^ Latest release | 12.2 (27 October 2020; 30 days ago) [±], 11.4 (16 June 2020; 5 months ago) [±] | | ^ Latest release | 12.2 (27 October 2020; 30 days ago) [±], 11.4 (16 June 2020; 5 months ago) [±] | | ||
| ^ Available in | English | | ^ Available in | English | | ||
| - | ^ Platforms | ARM, IA-32, x86-64, MIPS, PowerPC, 64-bit SPARC, RISC-V | | + | ^ Platforms | ARM, IA-32, x86-64, MIPS, PowerPC, [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:00-9:64bit|64-bit]] SPARC, RISC-V | |
| ^ Kernel type | Monolithic Kernel | | ^ Kernel type | Monolithic Kernel | | ||
| ^ Userland | BSD | | ^ Userland | BSD | | ||
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