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NetBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). It was the first open-source BSD descendant officially released after 386BSD was forked. It continues to be actively developed and is available for many platforms, including servers, desktops, handheld devices, and embedded systems.

Key facts

OS.name: NetBSD
OS.logo: NetBSD.svg
OS.logo size: 150px
OS.screenshot: NetBSD 10.1 sparc64 ctwm screenshot.png
OS.screenshot_size: 200px
OS.caption: NetBSD 10.1 default CTWM desktop on a Sun UltraSPARC-IIe station
OS.developer: The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
OS.family: Unix-like (BSD)
OS.programmed in: C
OS.source model: Open source
OS.latest release version: 10.1
OS.kernel type: Monolithic with dynamically loadable modules, rump kernel
OS.userland: BSD
OS.influenced: Void Linux
OS.influenced_by: 386BSD
OS.ui: ash, X11 (CTWM)
OS.license: 2-clause BSD license
OS.working state: Current

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.NetBSD.org
Image: NetBSD 9.2 xdm screenshot.png

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software version identifier: 11.0 RC3
IRC channel URL: irc://irc.libera.chat/netbsd
Commons category: NetBSD
source code repository URL: anonhg.netbsd.org
publication date: 1993-04-19
social media followers: 10103
mailing list archive URL: mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce

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Contents

History
Features
Portability
Portable build framework
The pkgsrc packages collection
Symmetric multiprocessing
Security
Memory management
Virtualization
Rump kernels
Storage
Compatibility with other operating systems
Kernel scripting
Kernel debugging
LKMs
Init
Sensors
Sound subsystem
Uses
Licensing
Releases
Logo
The NetBSD Foundation
Hosting
See also
References
External links

The NetBSD project focuses on code clarity, careful design, and portability across many computer architectures. Its source code is publicly available and permissively licensed.