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Sign in to saveNetBSD 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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Article
27 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
The NetBSD project focuses on code clarity, careful design, and portability across many computer architectures. Its source code is publicly available and permissively licensed.