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<para>&os; is a complete operating system (kernel and
userland) with a well-respected heritage grounded in the
roots of Unix development.[1] Since both the kernel and the
roots of Unix development.
<footnote>
<para>See also <ulink
url="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/kirkmck.html"></ulink>
for a brief history.</para>
</footnote>
Since both the kernel and the
provided utilities are under the control of the same release
engineering team, there is less likelihood of library
incompatibilities. Security vulnerabilities can also be
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restrictions on the distribution of GPLd code. In contrast,
the BSD license places no such restrictions, which gives you
the flexibility of keeping the code Open Source or closing
the code for a proprietary commercial product.[2] Having
the code for a proprietary commercial product.
<footnote>
<para>For a fairly unbiased view of the merits of each
license, see <ulink
url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_and_GPL_licensing"></ulink>.</para>
</footnote>
Having
stable and reliable code under the attractive BSD license
means that many operating systems, such as <ulink url="http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/darwin/faq.html">Apple OS X</ulink>
are based on FreeBSD code. It also means that if you choose
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operating system! It supports the X Window System, the same
one used in &linux; distributions to provide a desktop user
interface. It also supports over 13,000 easy to install
third-party applications,[3] including KDE, Gnome, and
third-party applications,
<footnote>
<para>Using <ulink url="&url.base;/ports">FreeBSD's ports
collection</ulink>: software installation is as easy as
<command>pkg_add -r application_name</command>.</para>
</footnote>
including KDE, Gnome, and
OpenOffice.</para>
<para>Several projects are available to ease the installation of
@ -483,14 +507,30 @@ Release
and Unix skillsets to FreeBSD administration.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>In-house developers have full access to all
FreeBSD code[4] for all releases going back to the original
FreeBSD code
<footnote>
<para>In addition, all code is browsable through a
web-interface: <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/"></ulink>.</para>
</footnote>
for all releases going back to the original
&os; release. Included with the code are all of the log
messages which provide context to changes and
bug fixes. Additionally, a developer can easily replicate any
release by simply checking out the code with the desired
label. In contrast, &linux; traditionally didn't follow this
model, but has recently adopted a more mature development
model. [5]</para></listitem>
model.
<footnote>
<para>An interesting overview of the evolving Linux
development model can be found at <ulink
url="http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4155251624.html"></ulink>.</para>
</footnote>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>In-house developers also have full access to
FreeBSD's <ulink
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in their existing infrastructure, &os; is an excellent choice
indeed.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="freebsd-addenda">
<title>Addenda</title>
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>See also <ulink
url="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/kirkmck.html"></ulink>
for a brief history.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>For a fairly unbiased view of the merits of each
license, see <ulink
url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_and_GPL_licensing"></ulink>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Using <ulink
url="&url.base;/ports">FreeBSD's ports
collection</ulink>: software installation is as easy as
<command>pkg_add -r application_name</command>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>In addition, all code is browsable through a
web-interface: <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/"></ulink>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>An interesting overview of the evolving Linux
development model can be found at <ulink
url="http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4155251624.html"></ulink>.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect1>
</article>