These tables compare the various free software / open source operating systems. Where not all of the non-EOL versions support a feature, the first version which support it is listed. Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project (the GNU head), the Linux kernel mascot Tux the Penguin, and the FreeBSD daemon Free software is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation[1] to refer to software that can be used, studied, and modified without... Open source software is computer software whose source code is available under a license (or arrangement such as the public domain) that permits users to study, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form. ... It has been suggested that Maintenance OS be merged into this article or section. ... End-of-life is a euphemism used with respect to a retailed product, indicating that a vendor will not be doing the following: marketing, selling, promoting or supporting a particular product. ...

General information

Note a1: No for single line development model.
Note a2: OpenBSD contains support for modules on some architectures. They are used only to add third-party features: extracting existing functions into modules in the same manner as FreeBSD is not possible.
Note a3: For IOKit.
Note a4: Concept based on BeOS, Solaris, FreeBSD and Windows NT.
A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... A kernel connects the application software to the hardware of a computer. ... A kernel connects the application software to the hardware of a computer. ... A programming language is an artificial language that can be used to control the behavior of a machine, particularly a computer. ... A kernel connects the application software to the hardware of a computer. ... For the form of code consisting entirely of subroutine calls, see Threaded code. ... End-of-life is a term used with respect to a retailed product, indicating that a vendor will not be doing the following: marketing, selling, promoting or limit support of a particular product. ... In software engineering, a project fork or branch happens when a developer (or a group of them) takes a copy of source code from one software package and starts to independently develop a new package. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... // μClinux (which stands for MicroController Linux, and is pronounced you-see-linux) is a fork of the Linux kernel for microcontrollers (µCs: see embedded systems) without a memory management unit (MMU). ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... The BSD license is a permissive license and is one of the most widely used free software licenses. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is the Unix derivative distributed by the University of California, Berkeley, starting in the 1970s. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ... OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. ... The BSD license is a permissive license and is one of the most widely used free software licenses. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is the Unix derivative distributed by the University of California, Berkeley, starting in the 1970s. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... Mir OS is an independently created open-source 32-bit multi-tasking Operating System for the Intel platforms. ... NetBSD is a freely redistributable, open source version of the Unix-like BSD computer operating system. ... The BSD license is a permissive license and is one of the most widely used free software licenses. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is the Unix derivative distributed by the University of California, Berkeley, starting in the 1970s. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. ... DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ... The BSD license is a permissive license and is one of the most widely used free software licenses. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is the Unix derivative distributed by the University of California, Berkeley, starting in the 1970s. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around Solaris Operating System technology. ... Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) is an open source and Free software license, produced by Sun Microsystems, based on the Mozilla Public License (MPL), version 1. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... Darwin is a free and open source, Unix-like operating system first released by Apple Inc. ... Hexley, the mascot of OpenDarwin OpenDarwin is a freely available, multi-platform BSD / Mach 3. ... The Apple Public Source License is the open source license under which Apple Computers Darwin Project was released. ... Graphical overview of a hybrid kernel Hybrid kernel is a kernel architecture based on combining aspects of microkernel and monolithic kernel architectures used in computer operating systems. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose, programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is the Unix derivative distributed by the University of California, Berkeley, starting in the 1970s. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... MINIX is a free/open source, Unix-like operating system (OS) based on a microkernel architecture. ... The BSD license is a permissive license and is one of the most widely used free software licenses. ... Graphical overview of a microkernel A microkernel is a minimal computer operating system kernel providing only basic operating system services (system calls), while other services (commonly provided by kernels) are provided by user-space programs called servers. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... FreeDOS (formerly Free-DOS and PD-DOS) is an operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... NewOS is a free, in development, operating system with full source code available, along with periodic binary snapshots. ... The BSD license is the license agreement that the BSD software (largely, a version of UNIX) is distributed under. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose, programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The MIT License, also called the X License or the X11 License, originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a license for the use of certain types of computer software. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose, programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. ... KolibriOS is an operating system for PC. It was written in the programming language FASM, but C, Free Pascal and Forth can also be used in user application development. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... See the terminology section, below, regarding inconsistent use of the terms assembly and assembler. ... MenuetOS (also known as MeOS) is an operating system with a monolithic preemptive, real-time kernel, including video drivers, all written in FASM assembly language, for 64-bit and 32-bit x86 architecture computers, by Ville Mikael Turjanmaa. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... See the terminology section, below, regarding inconsistent use of the terms assembly and assembler. ... KolibriOS is an operating system for PC. It was written in the programming language FASM, but C, Free Pascal and Forth can also be used in user application development. ... GNU Mach, an implementation of the Mach microkernel, is the default microkernel in the GNU Hurd kernel of the GNU operating system. ... The GNU Hurd (usually referred to as the Hurd) is a computer operating system kernel. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Graphical overview of a microkernel A microkernel is a minimal computer operating system kernel providing only basic operating system services (system calls), while other services (commonly provided by kernels) are provided by user-space programs called servers. ... Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... ReactOS is a project to develop an operating system that is binary-compatible with application software and device drivers for Microsoft Windows NT version 5. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... GNU logo The GNU Lesser General Public License (formerly the GNU Library General Public License) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. ... See the terminology section, below, regarding inconsistent use of the terms assembly and assembler. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... L4 is, collectively, a family of related computer programs. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Graphical overview of a microkernel A microkernel is a minimal computer operating system kernel providing only basic operating system services (system calls), while other services (commonly provided by kernels) are provided by user-space programs called servers. ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose, programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... L4 is, collectively, a family of related computer programs. ... Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, primarily used as a research vehicle. ... The Lucent Public License is an open-source license created by Lucent Technologies. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... In computer science, coroutines are program components that generalize subroutines to allow multiple entry points and suspending and resuming of execution at certain locations. ... Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... Inferno is an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services. ... AROS family/development tree. ... Graphical overview of a microkernel A microkernel is a minimal computer operating system kernel providing only basic operating system services (system calls), while other services (commonly provided by kernels) are provided by user-space programs called servers. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga personal computer. ... Syllable is a free software hobby operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose, programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. ... AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga personal computer. ... POSIX or Portable Operating System Interface[1] is the collective name of a family of related standards specified by the IEEE to define the application programming interface (API) for software compatible with variants of the Unix operating system. ... Inferno is an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... 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A real-time operating system (RTOS) is a multitasking operating system intended for real-time applications. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... A real-time operating system (RTOS) is a multitasking operating system intended for real-time applications. ... The correct title of this article is . ... A real-time operating system (RTOS) is a multitasking operating system intended for real-time applications. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose, programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... A real-time operating system (RTOS) is a multitasking operating system intended for real-time applications. ... The BSD license is a permissive license and is one of the most widely used free software licenses. ... A real-time operating system (RTOS) is a multitasking operating system intended for real-time applications. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... A real-time operating system (RTOS) is a multitasking operating system intended for real-time applications. ... The HelenOS project aims to develop a general-purpose and portable operating system with elements of microkernel design and fully preemptive kernel. ... The BSD license is a permissive license and is one of the most widely used free software licenses. ... Graphical overview of a microkernel A microkernel is a minimal computer operating system kernel providing only basic operating system services (system calls), while other services (commonly provided by kernels) are provided by user-space programs called servers. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... E/OS, or Emulator Operating System, is a virtual machine emulation system released under version 2. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... It has been suggested that Monolithic system be merged into this article or section. ... See the terminology section, below, regarding inconsistent use of the terms assembly and assembler. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of C Programming The C programming language (often, just C) is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for use on the Unix operating system. ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose, programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... Visopsys (VISual OPerating SYStem) is a free software operating system for x86 personal computers available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). ... 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Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. ...

Supported architectures

Note b1: Work in progress.
Note b2: Pistachio supports AMD64; Fiasco only in the CVS version.
Note b3: Xen 3.0.1 supported up to basic kernel functionality. Support for Xen 3.0.4 is broken as of now. x86 or 80x86 is the generic name of a microprocessor architecture first developed and manufactured by Intel. ... The Intel 80386 is a microprocessor which was used as the central processing unit (CPU) of many personal computers from 1986 until 1994 and later. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with X86 assembly language. ... x86 or 80x86 is the generic name of a microprocessor architecture first developed and manufactured by Intel. ... Symmetric Multiprocessing, or SMP, is a multiprocessor computer architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single shared main memory. ... Xen is a free virtual machine monitor for IA-32, x86-64, IA-64 and PowerPC architectures. ... In computing, IA-64 (short for Intel Architecture-64) is a 64-bit processor architecture developed cooperatively by Intel Corporation and Hewlett-Packard (HP), and implemented in the Itanium and Itanium 2 processors. ... The AMD64 or x86-64 is a 64-bit processor architecture invented by AMD. It is a superset of the x86 architecture, which it natively supports. ... PowerPC is a RISC microprocessor architecture created by the 1991 Apple–IBM–Motorola alliance, known as AIM. Originally intended for personal computers, PowerPC CPUs have since become popular embedded and high-performance processors as well. ... PowerPC is a RISC microprocessor architecture created by the 1991 Apple–IBM–Motorola alliance, known as AIM. Originally intended for personal computers, PowerPC CPUs have since become popular embedded and high-performance processors as well. ... Symmetric Multiprocessing, or SMP, is a multiprocessor computer architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single shared main memory. ... Sun UltraSPARC II Microprocessor Sun UltraSPARC T1 (Niagara 8 Core) SPARC (Scalable Processor Architecture) is a RISC microprocessor instruction set architecture originally designed in 1985 by Sun Microsystems. ... Sun UltraSPARC II Microprocessor Sun UltraSPARC T1 (Niagara 8 Core) SPARC (Scalable Processor Architecture) is a RISC microprocessor instruction set architecture originally designed in 1985 by Sun Microsystems. ... Symmetric Multiprocessing, or SMP, is a multiprocessor computer architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single shared main memory. ... DEC Alpha AXP 21064 Microprocessor die photo Package for DEC Alpha AXP 21064 Microprocessor Alpha AXP 21064 bare die mounted on a business card with some statistics The DEC Alpha, also known as the Alpha AXP, is a 64-bit RISC microprocessor originally developed and fabricated by Digital Equipment Corp... A MIPS R4400 microprocessor made by Toshiba. ... The ARM architecture (previously, the Advanced RISC Machine, and prior to that Acorn RISC Machine) is a 32-bit RISC processor architecture developed by ARM Limited that is widely used in a number of embedded designs. ... The XScale, a microprocessor core, is Intels implementation of the 5th generation of the ARM architecture, and consists of several distinct families: IXP, IXC, IOP and PXA (see more below). ... The Motorola 680x0/0x0/m68k/68k/68K family of CISC microprocessor CPU chips were 32-bit from the start, and were the primary competition for the Intel x86 family of chips in personal computers of the 1980s and early 1990s. ... HP PA-RISC 7300LC Microprocessor PA-RISC is a microprocessor architecture developed by Hewlett-Packards Systems & VLSI Technology Operation. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... This page is about the Fujitsu Microprocessor. ... The Cell microprocessor has been jointly developed by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM. The Cell architecture is intended to be scalable through the use of vector processing. ... H8 is the name of a large family of 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers made by Renesas Technology Corp. ... In December, 2001, IBM designated all its mainframes with the name eServer zSeries, with the e depicted in IBMs well-known red trademarked symbol. ... The SuperHichem (or SH) is brandname of a certain microcontroller and microprocessor architecture. ... User-mode Linux (UML) allows multiple virtual Linux systems (known as guests) to run as an application within a normal Linux system (known as the host). ... Cooperative Linux, abbrieviated as coLinux, is software that lets Microsoft Windows cooperate with the Linux kernel to run both in parallel on the same machine. ... MkLinux is an Open Source Software project, initiated by OSF Research Institute and Apple Computer, in order to port Linux to the PowerPC platform. ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... PC-9801 (PC-98 for short) is a Japanese computer made by NEC. It first appeared in 1983, and employed an 8086-2 CPU. It ran at a speed of either 5 or 8 MHz (selectable), and shipped with 128 kB of RAM, expandable to 640 kB. Its 8-color... OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. ... The SuperHichem (or SH) is brandname of a certain microcontroller and microprocessor architecture. ... VAX is a 32-bit computing architecture that supports an orthogonal instruction set (machine language) and virtual addressing (i. ... The 88000 (m88k for short) is a microprocessor design produced by Motorola. ... NetBSD is a freely redistributable, open source version of the Unix-like BSD computer operating system. ... The SuperHichem (or SH) is brandname of a certain microcontroller and microprocessor architecture. ... The 320xx or NS32000 is a series of microprocessors from National Semiconductor (NS, Natsemi). They were likely the first 32-bit general-purpose microprocessors on the market, but due to a number of factors never managed to become a major player. ... VAX is a 32-bit computing architecture that supports an orthogonal instruction set (machine language) and virtual addressing (i. ... DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ... OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around Solaris Operating System technology. ... Darwin is a free and open source, Unix-like operating system first released by Apple Inc. ... Hexley, the mascot of OpenDarwin OpenDarwin is a freely available, multi-platform BSD / Mach 3. ... MINIX is a free/open source, Unix-like operating system (OS) based on a microkernel architecture. ... FreeDOS (formerly Free-DOS and PD-DOS) is an operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. ... NewOS is a free, in development, operating system with full source code available, along with periodic binary snapshots. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... KolibriOS is an operating system for PC. It was written in the programming language FASM, but C, Free Pascal and Forth can also be used in user application development. ... MenuetOS (also known as MeOS) is an operating system with a monolithic preemptive, real-time kernel, including video drivers, all written in FASM assembly language, for 64-bit and 32-bit x86 architecture computers, by Ville Mikael Turjanmaa. ... GNU Mach, an implementation of the Mach microkernel, is the default microkernel in the GNU Hurd kernel of the GNU operating system. ... The GNU Hurd (usually referred to as the Hurd) is a computer operating system kernel. ... ReactOS is a project to develop an operating system that is binary-compatible with application software and device drivers for Microsoft Windows NT version 5. ... L4 is, collectively, a family of related computer programs. ... Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, primarily used as a research vehicle. ... AROS family/development tree. ... Syllable is a free software hobby operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. ... Inferno is an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, primarily used as a research vehicle. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... Solaris is a computer operating system developed by Sun Microsystems. ... IRIX is a computer operating system developed by Silicon Graphics, Inc. ... UnixWare is a flavor of the Unix operating system. ... FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system for embedded devices, being ported to several microcontrollers. ... The AVR®s are a family of RISC microcontrollers from Atmel. ... PIC microcontrollers in DIP and QFN packages PIC is a family of Harvard architecture microcontrollers made by Microchip Technology, derived from the PIC1650 originally developed by General Instruments Microelectronics Division. ... The MSP430 is a microcontroller family from Texas Instruments. ... The 68HC12 (6812 or HC12 for short) is a 16-bit microcontroller family from Freescale Semiconductor. ... Pin diagram of 40 pin Intel 8051 Microcontroller The Intel 8051 was a Harvard architecture single chip microcontroller (µC) developed by Intel in 1980 for use in embedded systems. ... The MicroBlaze is a soft processor core from Xilinx for use in Xilinx FPGAs. ... The correct title of this article is . ... The Motorola Coldfire is a 68k architecture microprocessor manufactured for embedded systems development by Motorola (now Freescale Semiconductor). ... This page is about the Fujitsu Microprocessor. ... H8 is the name of a large family of 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers made by Renesas Technology Corp. ... Nios II is the second-generation soft-core embedded processor after Nios from Altera. ... The SuperHichem (or SH) is brandname of a certain microcontroller and microprocessor architecture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... The MOS Technology 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor that was designed by Chuck Peddle for MOS Technology in 1975. ... The AVR®s are a family of RISC microcontrollers from Atmel. ... The HelenOS project aims to develop a general-purpose and portable operating system with elements of microkernel design and fully preemptive kernel. ... E/OS, or Emulator Operating System, is a virtual machine emulation system released under version 2. ... Visopsys (VISual OPerating SYStem) is a free software operating system for x86 personal computers available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). ...

Supported hardware

General

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NetBSD is a freely redistributable, open source version of the Unix-like BSD computer operating system. ... DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ... OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around Solaris Operating System technology. ... Darwin is a free and open source, Unix-like operating system first released by Apple Inc. ... Hexley, the mascot of OpenDarwin OpenDarwin is a freely available, multi-platform BSD / Mach 3. ... MINIX is a free/open source, Unix-like operating system (OS) based on a microkernel architecture. ... FreeDOS (formerly Free-DOS and PD-DOS) is an operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. ... NewOS is a free, in development, operating system with full source code available, along with periodic binary snapshots. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... KolibriOS is an operating system for PC. 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Syllable is a free software hobby operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. ... Inferno is an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services. ... FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system for embedded devices, being ported to several microcontrollers. ... The correct title of this article is . ... The HelenOS project aims to develop a general-purpose and portable operating system with elements of microkernel design and fully preemptive kernel. ... E/OS, or Emulator Operating System, is a virtual machine emulation system released under version 2. ... Visopsys (VISual OPerating SYStem) is a free software operating system for x86 personal computers available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). ...

Networking

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Network technologies

Note e1: NetBSD has a kernel-only PPPoE driver. Firewall separating zones of trust A firewall is a hardware or software device which is configured to permit, deny or proxy data through a computer network which has different levels of trust. ... The Internet protocol suite is the set of communications protocols that implement the protocol stack on which the Internet and most commercial networks run. ... It has been suggested that IPv6 internet be merged into this article or section. ... See also Ericsson IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is the OSI-model Network layer protocol in the IPX/SPX protocol stack. ... In computing, the Point-to-Point Protocol, or PPP, is commonly used to establish a direct connection between two nodes. ... PPPoE, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, is a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in Ethernet frames. ... (DHCP) is a set of rules used by a communications device such as a computer, router or network adapter to allow the device to request and obtain an IP address from a server which has a list of addresses available for assignment. ... A network bridge connects multiple network segments at the data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model. ... In computer networking, TUN and TAP are virtual network kernel drivers — they simulate network devices using software. ... Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel between two computers. ... OpenVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) package for creating point-to-point encrypted tunnels between host computers. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... Netfilter is the set of hooks within the Linux kernel for intercepting and manipulating network packets. ... 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PF (Packet Filter) is OpenBSDs stateful packet filter, written by Daniel Hartmeier. ... DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ... ipfirewall or ipfw is a FreeBSD IP packet filter and traffic accounting facility. ... IPFilter (commonly referred to as ipf) is a software package that can be used to provide network address translation (NAT) or firewall services. ... PF (Packet Filter) is OpenBSDs stateful packet filter, written by Daniel Hartmeier. ... OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around Solaris Operating System technology. ... IPFilter (commonly referred to as ipf) is a software package that can be used to provide network address translation (NAT) or firewall services. ... Darwin is a free and open source, Unix-like operating system first released by Apple Inc. ... Hexley, the mascot of OpenDarwin OpenDarwin is a freely available, multi-platform BSD / Mach 3. ... Not to be confused with IPFW, Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne. ... MINIX is a free/open source, Unix-like operating system (OS) based on a microkernel architecture. ... FreeDOS (formerly Free-DOS and PD-DOS) is an operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. ... NewOS is a free, in development, operating system with full source code available, along with periodic binary snapshots. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... KolibriOS is an operating system for PC. It was written in the programming language FASM, but C, Free Pascal and Forth can also be used in user application development. ... MenuetOS (also known as MeOS) is an operating system with a monolithic preemptive, real-time kernel, including video drivers, all written in FASM assembly language, for 64-bit and 32-bit x86 architecture computers, by Ville Mikael Turjanmaa. ... 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Supported file systems

Note f1: Partial write support in 2.6,can only write inside loop files,for a more complete support see ntfs-3g
Note f2: Read only.
Note f3: 2.6 and later.
Note f4: With patch[5].
Note f5: Experimental.
Note f6: Default in series 028.
File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... NTFS (New Technology File System) is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista. ... The ext2 or second extended file system is a file system for the Linux kernel. ... The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journalled file system that is commonly used by the Linux operating system. ... XFS is a high-performance journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX operating system. ... ReiserFS is a general-purpose, journaled computer file system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser who is referred to as the projects Benevolent Dictator for Life. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... Hierarchical File System (HFS), is a file system developed by Apple Computer for use on computers running Mac OS. Originally designed for use on floppy and hard disks, it can also be found on read-only media such as CD-ROMs. ... HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Computer to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used on Macintosh computers. ... The Minix file system is the native file system of the Minix operating system. ... The Be File System (BFS, occasionally misnamed as BeFS) is the native file system for the BeOS operating system. ... ISO 9660, a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization, defines a file system for CD-ROM media. ... The Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a format specification of a file system for storing files on optical media. ... Network File System (NFS) is a network file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems in 1984, allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a network as easily as if the network devices were attached to its local disks. ... Server Message Block (SMB) is an application-level network protocol mainly applied to shared access to files, printers, serial ports, and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network. ... A RAM-Disk, Ramdisk or Ramdrive is a virtual solid state disk that uses a segment of active computer memory, RAM, as secondary storage, a role typically filled by hard drives. ... tmpfs is a common name for a temporary file storage facility on many Unix-like operating systems. ... On Unix-like computer systems, procfs is short for process filesystem: a pseudo-filesystem which is used to access kernel information about processes. ... How virtual memory maps to physical memory Virtual memory is an addressing scheme implemented in hardware and software that allows non-contiguous memory to be addressed as if it were contiguous. ... Swap space is the term used to describe an area of disk (e. ... It has been suggested that Crash counting be merged into this article or section. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... 9P, or the Plan 9 Filesystem Protocol, is a network protocol developed for the Plan 9 distributed operating system as the means of connecting the components of a Plan 9 system (site). ... Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a Free (GPL and LGPLed) Unix kernel module that allows non-privileged users to create their own file systems without the need to write any kernel code. ... Sysfs is a virtual file system provided by the 2. ... Configfs is a virtual file system provided by the 2. ... Reiser4 is a computer file system, a new from scratch successor to the ReiserFS file system, developed by Namesys and sponsored by DARPA as well as Linspire. ... JFS is a journaling filesystem created by IBM. It is available under an open source license. ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... In computing, ZFS is a file system originally created by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris Operating System. ... OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. ... It has been suggested that OpenAFS be merged into this article or section. ... NetBSD is a freely redistributable, open source version of the Unix-like BSD computer operating system. ... The Log-Structured File System (or LFS) is an implementation of a log-structured file system, originally developed for BSD. It was removed from FreeBSD and OpenBSD. In NetBSD, its still present, but it appears to be no longer completely functional as of NetBSD 2. ... DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ... OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around Solaris Operating System technology. ... QFS is a filesystem sold by Sun Microsystems. ... In computing, ZFS is a file system originally created by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris Operating System. ... Darwin is a free and open source, Unix-like operating system first released by Apple Inc. ... Hexley, the mascot of OpenDarwin OpenDarwin is a freely available, multi-platform BSD / Mach 3. ... MINIX is a free/open source, Unix-like operating system (OS) based on a microkernel architecture. ... FreeDOS (formerly Free-DOS and PD-DOS) is an operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. ... NewOS is a free, in development, operating system with full source code available, along with periodic binary snapshots. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... KolibriOS is an operating system for PC. It was written in the programming language FASM, but C, Free Pascal and Forth can also be used in user application development. ... MenuetOS (also known as MeOS) is an operating system with a monolithic preemptive, real-time kernel, including video drivers, all written in FASM assembly language, for 64-bit and 32-bit x86 architecture computers, by Ville Mikael Turjanmaa. ... GNU Mach, an implementation of the Mach microkernel, is the default microkernel in the GNU Hurd kernel of the GNU operating system. ... The GNU Hurd (usually referred to as the Hurd) is a computer operating system kernel. ... ReactOS is a project to develop an operating system that is binary-compatible with application software and device drivers for Microsoft Windows NT version 5. ... L4 is, collectively, a family of related computer programs. ... Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, primarily used as a research vehicle. ... Fossil is the default file system in Plan 9 from Bell Labs. ... Venti is a network storage system that permanently stores data blocks. ... AROS family/development tree. ... The Smart File System (SFS) is a journalling filesystem used on Amiga computers. ... The Amiga Fast File System (FFS) is an advanced file system used on the Amiga personal computer. ... Syllable is a free software hobby operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. ... The AtheOS file system (AFS) was originally used in the AtheOS operating system, and is now a part of the Syllable operating system. ... Inferno is an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services. ... FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system for embedded devices, being ported to several microcontrollers. ... The correct title of this article is . ... The Journalling Flash File System version 2 or JFFS2 is a log-structured file system for use in flash memory devices. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The HelenOS project aims to develop a general-purpose and portable operating system with elements of microkernel design and fully preemptive kernel. ... E/OS, or Emulator Operating System, is a virtual machine emulation system released under version 2. ... Visopsys (VISual OPerating SYStem) is a free software operating system for x86 personal computers available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). ... NTFS-3G is an open source, freely available NTFS driver for Linux with read and write support. ...

Supported file system features

In computing, specifically computer storage, a Redundant Array of Independent Drives (or Disks), also known as Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives (or Disks), (RAID) is an umbrella term for data storage schemes that divide and/or replicate data among multiple hard drives. ... A disk quota is a limit set by a system administrator that restricts certain aspects of file system usage on modern operating systems. ... “Cipher” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Crash counting be merged into this article or section. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... In computer security, an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. ... In computing, a mandatory access control (MAC) technique protects and contains computer processes, data, and system devices from misuse. ... LVM is an implementation of a logical volume manager for the Linux kernel. ... Enterprise Volume Management System (EVMS) is a tool used to manage storage systems under Linux. ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... In computer security, an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. ... In computing, a mandatory access control (MAC) technique protects and contains computer processes, data, and system devices from misuse. ... OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... NetBSD is a freely redistributable, open source version of the Unix-like BSD computer operating system. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... Veriexec is a file-signing scheme for the NetBSD operating system. ... DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ... OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around Solaris Operating System technology. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... In computer security, an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. ... In computing, a mandatory access control (MAC) technique protects and contains computer processes, data, and system devices from misuse. ... Solaris Volume Manager is a software the enables to create, modify and use RAID-0 (concatenation and stripe) volumes, RAID-1 (mirror) volumes, RAID-5 volumes, and soft partitions. ... Darwin is a free and open source, Unix-like operating system first released by Apple Inc. ... Hexley, the mascot of OpenDarwin OpenDarwin is a freely available, multi-platform BSD / Mach 3. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... In computer security, an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. ... MINIX is a free/open source, Unix-like operating system (OS) based on a microkernel architecture. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... FreeDOS (formerly Free-DOS and PD-DOS) is an operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. ... NewOS is a free, in development, operating system with full source code available, along with periodic binary snapshots. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... KolibriOS is an operating system for PC. It was written in the programming language FASM, but C, Free Pascal and Forth can also be used in user application development. ... MenuetOS (also known as MeOS) is an operating system with a monolithic preemptive, real-time kernel, including video drivers, all written in FASM assembly language, for 64-bit and 32-bit x86 architecture computers, by Ville Mikael Turjanmaa. ... GNU Mach, an implementation of the Mach microkernel, is the default microkernel in the GNU Hurd kernel of the GNU operating system. ... The GNU Hurd (usually referred to as the Hurd) is a computer operating system kernel. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... ReactOS is a project to develop an operating system that is binary-compatible with application software and device drivers for Microsoft Windows NT version 5. ... L4 is, collectively, a family of related computer programs. ... Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, primarily used as a research vehicle. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... Venti is a network storage system that permanently stores data blocks. ... AROS family/development tree. ... Syllable is a free software hobby operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... In computer security, an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. ... Inferno is an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system for embedded devices, being ported to several microcontrollers. ... The correct title of this article is . ... The HelenOS project aims to develop a general-purpose and portable operating system with elements of microkernel design and fully preemptive kernel. ... E/OS, or Emulator Operating System, is a virtual machine emulation system released under version 2. ... Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. ... Visopsys (VISual OPerating SYStem) is a free software operating system for x86 personal computers available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). ...

Important programs

Note h1: Partial.
Note h2: Native.
Note h3: Native emulation for Darwin, BSD and PowerPC. Wine is a project which aims to allow a PC with an x86 architecture processor running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to execute programs that were originally written for Microsoft Windows. ... DOSEMU, alternatively rendered dosemu, is a compatibility layer software package that enables MS-DOS software to run under Linux on x86-based PCs (IBM PC compatible computers). ... DOS Version of Z running in DOSBox in Debian. ... The X.Org Foundation Open Source Public Implementation of X11 (the XOrg Server) is the official reference implementation of the X Window System. ... XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System . ... A graphical user interface (GUI) is a type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer and computer-controlled devices which employ graphical icons, visual indicators or special graphical elements called widgets, along with text labels or text navigation to represent the information and actions available to... Mozilla Firefox is a graphical web browser developed by the Mozilla Corporation, and a large community of external contributors. ... OpenOffice. ... This article is about the open source media player. ... Gaim is a popular multi-platform instant messaging client that supports many commonly used instant messaging protocols. ... Instant messaging (IM) is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. ... The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to simply as Apache, is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. ... The inside/front of a Dell PowerEdge web server The term Web server can mean one of two things: A computer program that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients, which are known as Web browsers, and serving them HTTP responses along with optional data contents, which usually are... It has been suggested that Qemu-Launcher be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... DosBox emulates the familiar command line interface of DOS. An emulator duplicates (provide an emulation of) the functions of one system with a different system, so that the second system behaves like (and appears to be) the first system. ... PearPC on Ubuntu PearPC logo PearPC is an architecture-independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running many PowerPC operating systems, including Mac OS X, Darwin and Linux. ... It has been suggested that Vector monitor be merged into this article or section. ... 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Konqueror is a file manager, web browser and file viewer, which was developed as part of the K Desktop Environment (KDE) by volunteers and runs on most Unix-like operating systems. ... Opera is an Internet suite which handles common internet-related tasks, including visiting web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, and online chat. ... Dillo is a small (~350 kB), very fast, and free software minimalistic multi-platform web browser written in C using the GTK+ graphical toolkit which was first released in December 1999. ... Lynx is a text-only web browser for use on cursor-addressable, character cell terminals. ... GNOME Office is an office suite containing: Abiword word processor Gnumeric spreadsheet GNOME-DB, software that provides database connectivity. ... 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See also

• Berkeley Software Distribution
• Comparison of operating systems
• Comparison of Linux distributions
• Comparison of BSD operating systems
• Comparison of kernels
• Comparison of file systems
• Comparison of virtual machines
• Comparison of x86 DOS operating systems
• FreeOsZoo
• List of operating systems
• Live CD
• Microsoft Windows
• Unix
• Unix-like

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References

1. ^ http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/
2. ^ OpenBSD Platforms. OpenBSD (2006-05-09). Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
3. ^ OpenBSD/macppc. OpenBSD (2006-05-23). Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
4. ^ http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/
5. ^ http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/FAQ.cgi
6. ^ OpenSolaris FAQ: Does the OpenSolaris project include source code for both the SPARC and x64/x86 architectures?
7. ^ OpenDarwin FAQ: Compatibility issues
8. ^ Minix 3 FAQ
9. ^ http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=radeon&sektion=4&arch=i386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current
10. ^ http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=radeon&sektion=4&arch=i386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current
11. ^ http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nv&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html

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External links

• Unix History
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• The FreeBSD home page
• Info on FreeBSD (last updated March 21, 2004)
• The OpenBSD home page
• Info on OpenBSD (last updated February 17, 2002)
• The NetBSD home page
• Info on NetBSD (last updated February 17, 2002)
• Apple's Mac OS X site
• Info on Mac OS X (last updated March 4, 2002)
• Info on Mac OS X Server (last updated February 14, 2002)
• The DragonFly BSD home page
• Operating System Technical Comparison

Emulator images

• FreeOSZoo HD images
• Haiku Build Factory

Software and packages

• freshmeat - mostly Linux
• FreeBSD Ports - FreeBSD
• FRESHports - FreeBSD
• OpenBSD packages and ports - OpenBSD
• pkgsrc - NetBSD, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Darwin
• OpenSolaris Download Center - OpenSolaris
• Nexenta OS packages - OpenSolaris
• Autopackage - Linux
• Klik - Linux
• OpenPKG - Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris
• DarwinPorts - Darwin
• MINIX 3 - Software - Minix
• FreeDOS - Software - FreeDOS
• FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory - GNU Mach/GNU Hurd, Linux
• ReactOS Support Database - ReactOS
• Kamidake - Syllable