NetBSD

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NetBSD is a free, open-source, Unix-like operating system known for its portability and clean design, supporting a wide range of hardware platforms.

All labels observed (10)

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Statements (82)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Unix-like operating system
free and open-source software
operating system
basedOn 386BSD
linked to: BSD

4.4BSD-Lite
linked to: BSD
bootLoader boot(8)
defaultShell sh
designGoal clean design
correctness
portability
security
standards compliance
developer The NetBSD Foundation
family BSD
Unix
governedBy The NetBSD Foundation board of directors
hasComponent NetBSD kernel
linked to: NetBSD

pkgsrc packages collection
userland utilities
hasDerivative Bitrig (historical influence)
MirBSD
linked to: OpenBSD
includes OpenSSH
OpenSSL
X.Org (optional)
influenced pkgsrc on other operating systems
initialReleaseDate 1993-03-21
kernelType monolithic kernel
license BSD license
motto Of course it runs NetBSD
notableFeature clean and well-documented codebase
consistent build system (build.sh)
cross-compilation framework
high portability across many architectures
strong networking stack
support for legacy hardware
originCountry United States
packageManagement pkgsrc
programmingLanguage C
assembly language
sourceModel open source
supports 32-bit architectures
64-bit architectures
ARM architecture
Alpha architecture
MIPS architecture
linked to: MIPS

PowerPC architecture
linked to: PowerPC

RISC-V architecture
linked to: RISC-V

SPARC architecture
VAX architecture
linked to: VAX

desktop computers
embedded systems
m68k architecture
many hardware platforms
servers
single-board computers
x86 architecture
supportsFileSystem FFS
FFSv2
ISO 9660
LFS
MS-DOS FAT
linked to: FAT16

NFS
NTFS (read-only in base, extended via packages)
linked to: NTFS

UDF
ext2
tmpfs
supportsSecurityFeature ASLR
W^X
kernel authorization framework (kauth)
veriexec
linked to: verified boot
supportsStandard POSIX
Single UNIX Specification (partially)
supportStatus actively maintained
supportsVirtualization NVMM (NetBSD Virtual Machine Monitor)
Xen
chroot
rump kernels
usedFor education
embedded products
network appliances
research
website https://www.netbsd.org/

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SCTP implementedIn NetBSD
Unix influenced NetBSD
Xen supportsGuest NetBSD
NetBSD/mac68k partOf NetBSD
NetBSD/mac68k basedOn NetBSD
NetBSD/mac68k developer NetBSD Project
linked to: NetBSD
NetBSD/mac68k category NetBSD ports
linked to: NetBSD
CUPS operatingSystem NetBSD
BSD license isUsedBy NetBSD operating system
linked to: NetBSD
OpenBSD basedOn NetBSD
NetBSD hasComponent NetBSD kernel
linked to: NetBSD
FFSv2 usedBy NetBSD
FFSv2 developer NetBSD project
linked to: NetBSD
FFSv2 introducedIn NetBSD 2.0 (as a stable, widely used option)
linked to: NetBSD
pkgsrc developer NetBSD Project
linked to: NetBSD
pkgsrc operatingSystem NetBSD
Nautilus operatingSystem BSD
linked to: NetBSD
IceWM operatingSystem NetBSD
Dolphin (file manager) operatingSystem NetBSD
subject linked to: Dolphin file manager
Konsole operatingSystem NetBSD
subject linked to: Konsole terminal emulator
Pegasos II platformFor NetBSD
Pegasos II supportsOperatingSystem NetBSD/powerpc
linked to: NetBSD
libsodium supportsPlatform NetBSD
BSD influenced NetBSD
WireGuard operatingSystem NetBSD
subject linked to: WireGuard VPN protocol
GNUstep supportsPlatform NetBSD
Theo de Raadt contributedTo NetBSD
subject linked to: de Raadt
Theo de Raadt coFounderOf NetBSD
subject linked to: de Raadt
Theo de Raadt basedOn NetBSD
subject linked to: de Raadt
OpenSSH operatingSystem NetBSD
OpenBGPD operatingSystem NetBSD
LibreSSL operatingSystem NetBSD
Mesa 3D operatingSystem NetBSD
nm supportedOn NetBSD
ELF usedBy NetBSD
a.out usedOn NetBSD
Unix-like systems includes NetBSD
BSD x86-64 usedIn NetBSD/amd64
linked to: NetBSD