NetBSD

WHAT IS BSD?

BSD stands for "Berkeley Software Distribution" and is usually referred to as the first Open Source Operating System. Initially called Berkeley Unix, it was developed at the Berkeley University in the 70s as a variant of the Unix OS with some extra features. At the time, it was distributed along its source code despite being proprietary, which led to the creation of 1BSD in 1978 and 2BSD a little over a year later as add-ons to Unix version 6. 

However, every version of BSD has been using code owned by AT&T, which meant that it involved some hefty licensing fees. Hence, a few third parties were interested in a release of the networking code for the BSD, which led to the creation of Net/1 in June 1989 and Net/2 by Keith Bostic a year and a half later which included most of the utilities found in the original AT&T codes

These codes were used for the creation of FreeBSD and notably NetBSD

WHAT IS NETBSD?

NetBSD in an Open Source Operating System built upon the legacy of the previously mentioned BSD released in 1993. It is currently the third most installed BSD right behind FreeBSD(1st) and OpenBSD(2nd).

This OS prides itself of many characteristics such as its speed, security and its resemble to Unix based operating systems.

WHY USE NETBSD? 

NetBSD has a few major advantages over its peers.

  • It is compatible with a wide range of CPU architectures
        Including arm, amd64, ultrasparc among others

  • There are versions available for older models
        The project will retain compatibility with 32-bit systems

  • Robust portability
        The codebase is very well-organized, which simplifies the workload when working         on the open source OS.


HOW CAN I INSTALL NETBSD?

The BSD is available for free on the official project's website along with an FAQ section and more details.
<https://www.netbsd.org>




To install it on a Virtual Machine, refer to this blog on using the VirtualBox hypervisor to install operating systems on a VM

<https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6701712554069872753/3076735762406428898>


        

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