NetBSD

NetBSD
NetBSD
	NetBSD 10.1 default CTWM desktop on a Sun UltraSPARC-IIe station
Developer	The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
Written in	C
OS family	Unix-like (BSD)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source
Initial release	19 April 1993
Latest release	10.1 / 16 December 2024
Repository	cvsweb.netbsd.org ;
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 by	386BSD
Default; user interface	ash, X11 (CTWM)
License	2-clause BSD license
Official website	www.netbsd.org
Tagline	"Of course it runs NetBSD"

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.^[3]^[4] It continues to be actively developed and is available for many platforms, including servers, desktops, handheld devices,^[4] and embedded systems.^[5]^[6]

The NetBSD project focuses on code clarity, careful design, and portability across many computer architectures. Its source code is publicly available and permissively licensed.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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^ ^a ^b "About NetBSD". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
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^ "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.