Talk:OpenBSD/Rewrite
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OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Research Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. The project behind OpenBSD also maintains other software utilities, most notably OpenSSH, which are available as packages for other operating systems.[5] OpenBSD was forked from NetBSD in 1995 by Theo de Raadt after sharp disagreements over the running of the NetBSD project; today, it is among the most widely-used BSD variants, its software utilities also appearing in many other operating systems.
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Developer | The OpenBSD Project |
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OS family | Unix-like (BSD) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open-source |
Initial release | 1 October 1996; 27 years ago (1996-10-01) |
Latest release | 7.5 (5 April 2024; 39 days ago (2024-04-05)) [±] |
Package manager | OpenBSD package tools[1] |
Platforms | Alpha, x86-64, i386, MIPS64, PowerPC, SPARC 32/64, Zaurus, and others[2] |
Kernel type | Monolithic |
Userland | BSD |
Default user interface | Modified pdksh, FVWM X11 |
License | BSD, ISC, ATU,[3] and other custom licenses[4] |
Official website | www |
OpenBSD is known for its emphasis on security: it is designed to be secure by default, with many security features and frequent audits of its source code.[6][7] Similar to other BSD variants, OpenBSD is also developed with an emphasis for documentation, with new code expected to meet the project's stringent documentation standards.[7]
OpenBSD is distributed as a complete operating system, providing the kernel, device drivers, and userland utilities, unlike Linux, which is distributed as a kernel. OpenBSD is licensed under multiple permissive licenses, the project preferring the ISC license, but also adopting the BSD license.