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or derivative works of *BSD</h3> or derivative works of *BSD</h3>
<p>You can. You just need to say in the documentation and source <p>You can. You just need to say in the documentation and source
files where the code is derived from.</p> files where the code is derived from. A bunch of derivative
projects exists:</p>
<p>For example, PicoBSD is a tailored distribution of FreeBSD that <ul>
fits on a floppy. It's great for turning a diskless 386 PC into a <li><p><a href="http://www.dragonflybsd.org/">
router or a network print server. Another popular FreeBSD derivate DragonflyBSD</a> started as a code fork from
is FreeSBIE, a complete desktop running off the CD-ROM.</p> FreeBSD 4.X, but it has since its own user community and
development goals.</p></li>
<p>The Whistle Interjet is a ``network appliance'' that acts as a <li><p><a href="http://www.trustedbsd.org/">
router, web server, mailhost (and other functionality), and can be TrustedBSD</a> provides a set of trusted operating system
configured using a web browser. The underlying operating system is extensions to the FreeBSD operating system, targeting the
FreeBSD, and Whistle have contributed many of their code Common Criteria for Information Technology Security
enhancements back to the FreeBSD project (while keeping enough of Evaluation (CC). This project is still under development,
them proprietary that they can stay in business).</p> and much of the code is destined to make its way back into
the base FreeBSD operating system, but the development
takes place separately.<p></li>
<p>The OpenBSD project started as a spinoff from the NetBSD project, and <li><p><a href="http://www.freesbie.org/">
has since evolved its own distinctive approach. Similarly, DragonflyBSD FreeSBIE</a> is a complete desktop running off the CD-ROM.
derives from FreeBSD 4.X.</p> It can also be installed, but extremely useful for diskless
computers.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://frenzy.org.ua/eng/">
Frenzy</a> is another live-CD distribution, but customized
for administering tasks. It contains software for hardware
tests, file system checks, security checks, network setup
and analysis.<p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://people.freebsd.org/~picobsd/picobsd.html">
PicoBSD</a> is a tailored distribution of FreeBSD that fits
on a floppy. It is great for turning diskless 386 PC into a
router or a network print server. It is based on FreeBSD
3.x.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="../projects/nanobsd/">
NanoBSD</a> is another project to produce a reduced versions
of FreeBSD to put it on a Compact Flash card or other mass
storage.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.tinybsd.org/tinybsd">
TinyBSD</a> is a set of tools made up of shell scripts
designed to allow easy development of Embedded Systems based
on FreeBSD 5.x and 6.x.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.pcbsd.org/">
PC-BSD</a> is a desktop oriented FreeBSD derivative. It is
intended to be easy to install and well-supported by its
community.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.desktopbsd.net/">
DesktopBSD</a> is another FreeBSD based operating system
customized for desktop usability.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/">
m0n0wall </a> is a FreeBSD based firewall system that has
many of the features of expensive firewalls like web
interface, reset to factory defaults, stateful packet
filtering, NAT/PAT redirection, DHCP client and server,
caching DNS forwarder and more.</p></li>
<li><p>The Whistle Interjet: A ``network appliance'' that acts as a
router, web server, mailhost (and other functionality), and can be
configured using a web browser. The underlying operating system is
FreeBSD, and Whistle have contributed many of their code
enhancements back to the FreeBSD project (while keeping enough of
them proprietary that they can stay in business).</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Similarly to DragonflyBSD, OpenBSD was not a standalone project,
it started as a spinoff from the NetBSD project, and has since evolved
its own distinctive approach.</p>
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<h3><a name="beaten">(insert some</a> other system) is better than *BSD</h3> <h3><a name="beaten">(insert some</a> other system) is better than *BSD</h3>
<p>This is user opinion only</p> <p>This is user opinion only.</p>
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