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 NetBSD 9.2 showing XDM | |
| Developer | The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like (BSD) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 19 April 1993 |
| Latest release | 10.0 / 28 March 2024[1] |
| Latest preview | 10.99.x[2] / Daily builds |
| Repository | |
| Package manager | pkgsrc |
| Platforms | Alpha, ARM, x86 (IA-32 and x86-64), PA-RISC, 68k, MIPS, PowerPC, SH3, SPARC, RISC-V, VAX |
| Kernel type | Monolithic with dynamically loadable modules, rump kernel |
| Userland | BSD |
| Influenced | Void Linux |
| Influenced by | 386BSD |
| Default user interface | Unix shell |
| License | 2-clause BSD license |
| Official website | netbsd |
| Tagline | "Of course it runs NetBSD"[3] |
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.[4][5] It continues to be actively developed and is available for many platforms, including servers, desktops, handheld devices,[5] and embedded systems.[6][7]
The NetBSD project focuses on code clarity, careful design, and portability across many computer architectures. Its source code is publicly available and permissively licensed.[8][9][10]
- ^ "Announcing NetBSD 10.0 (Mar 28, 2024)".
- ^ Daily Release Engineering Builds
- ^ Delony, David (17 August 2021). "NetBSD Explained: The Unix System That Can Run on Anything". Makeuseof. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable". Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution. O'Reilly Media. January 1999. ISBN 1-56592-582-3.
- ^ a b "About NetBSD". Retrieved 7 June 2014.
NetBSD is a fork of the 386/BSD branch of the Berkeley Software Distribution (or BSD) operating system.
- ^ "Get to know NetBSD: An operating system that travels". ibm.org.
- ^ Ganssle, Jack G; Noergaard, Tammy; Eady, Fred; Edwards, Lewin; Katz, David J (14 September 2007). Embedded Hardware. Newnes. ISBN 978-0-7506-8584-9. pp. 291–292.
- ^ "About NetBSD". The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. The NetBSD Project's goals. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "NetBSD features list". The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
NetBSD focuses on clean design and well architected solutions.
- ^ Love, Robert (2005). "Chapter 19". Linux Kernel development (2. ed.). Sams Publishing. ISBN 0-672-32720-1. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
Some examples of highly portable operating systems are Minix, NetBSD, and many research systems.