FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a portable BSD branched from the 386 BSD release after the patchkits... FreeBSD has focused on delivering a solid i386 port, and a more focused user experience, later releases have included ports to other platforms.

FreeBSD is a UNIX-like operating system for the i386, amd64, IA-64, arm, MIPS, powerpc, ppc64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements. It is also based indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's "Net/2" to the i386, known as "386BSD", though very little of the 386BSD code remains. FreeBSD is used by companies, Internet Service Providers, researchers, computer professionals, students and home users all over the world in their work, education and recreation. FreeBSD comes with over 20,000 packages (pre-compiled software that is bundled for easy installation), covering a wide range of areas: from server software, databases and web servers, to desktop software, games, web browsers and business software - all free and easy to install.

External links

• FreeBSD archive of old releases
  • * FreeBSD 1.0
• Distrowatch FreeBSD

History

• The name FreeBSD was on the tip of their tongues
• Maybe the first time Free BSD was used...?

See also

• FreeBSD 1.0 GAMMA announcement
• FreeBSD 1.0 EPSILON announcement