Expand a bit upon the first FAQ question: "What is FreeBSD?"

and don't redirect people to the home page for further information.

Approved by:	bcr (mentor)
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Eitan Adler 2012-12-12 00:07:40 +00:00
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</question>
<answer>
<para>Briefly, &os; is a &unix;&nbsp;like operating system for
AMD64 and &intel; EM64T, &i386; PC-98, IA-64, &arm;,
&powerpc; and &ultrasparc; platforms based on U.C.
<para>&os; is a modern operating system for desktops,
laptops, servers, and embedded systems with
support for a large number of <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/platforms/">platforms</ulink>.</para>
<para>It is based on U.C.
Berkeley's <quote>4.4BSD-Lite</quote> release, with some
<quote>4.4BSD-Lite2</quote> enhancements. It is also based
indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's
<quote>Net/2</quote> to the &i386;, known as
<quote>386BSD</quote>, though very little of the 386BSD code
remains. A fuller description of what &os; is and how it
can work for you may be found on the <ulink
url="&url.base;/index.html">&os; home page</ulink>.</para>
remains.</para>
<para>&os; is used by companies, Internet Service Providers,
researchers, computer professionals, students and home users