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<legalnotice id="trademarks" role="trademarks"> <legalnotice id="trademarks" role="trademarks">
&tm-attrib.freebsd; &tm-attrib.freebsd;
&tm-attrib.amd;
&tm-attrib.apple; &tm-attrib.apple;
&tm-attrib.linux; &tm-attrib.linux;
&tm-attrib.opengroup; &tm-attrib.opengroup;
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world's network connected machines run Linux. 14.6% run BSD &unix;. world's network connected machines run Linux. 14.6% run BSD &unix;.
Some of the world's largest web operations, such as <ulink Some of the world's largest web operations, such as <ulink
url="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!</ulink>, run BSD. The world's url="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!</ulink>, run BSD. The world's
busiest FTP server, <ulink busiest FTP server of 1999 (now defunct), <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/">ftp.cdrom.com</ulink>, uses BSD to url="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/">ftp.cdrom.com</ulink>, used BSD to
transfer 1.4 TB of data a day. Clearly this is not a niche transfer 1.4 TB of data a day. Clearly this is not a niche
market: BSD is a well-kept secret.</para> market: BSD is a well-kept secret.</para>
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<para>The X Window system, which handles graphical display.</para> <para>The X Window system, which handles graphical display.</para>
<para>The X Window system used in most versions of BSD is maintained <para>The X Window system used in most versions of BSD is maintained
by a separate project, the by one of two separate projects, either the
<ulink url="http://www.XFree86.org/">&xfree86; project</ulink>. <ulink url="http://www.XFree86.org/">&xfree86; project</ulink> or the
<ulink url="http://www.X.org/">X.Org project</ulink>.
This is the same code as Linux uses. BSD does not normally This is the same code as Linux uses. BSD does not normally
specify a <quote>graphical desktop</quote> such as GNOME or KDE, specify a <quote>graphical desktop</quote> such as GNOME or KDE,
though these are available.</para> though these are available.</para>
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<para>No one person or corporation owns BSD. It is created and <para>No one person or corporation owns BSD. It is created and
distributed by a community of highly technical and committed distributed by a community of highly technical and committed
contributors all over the world. Some of the components of BSD are contributors all over the world. Some of the components of BSD are
Open Source projects managed by a different project maintainer.</para> Open Source projects in their own right and managed by different
project maintainers.</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2> <sect2>
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<para>The BSD kernels are developed and updated following the Open <para>The BSD kernels are developed and updated following the Open
Source development model. Each project maintains a publicly Source development model. Each project maintains a publicly
accessible <emphasis>source tree</emphasis> under the accessible <emphasis>source tree</emphasis> under the
<ulink url="http://www.sourcegear.com/CVS/">Concurrent Versions <ulink url="http://www.cvshome.org/">Concurrent Versions
System</ulink> (CVS), which contains all source files for the System</ulink> (CVS), which contains all source files for the
project, including documentation and other incidental files. CVS project, including documentation and other incidental files. CVS
allows users to <quote>check out</quote> (in other words, to allows users to <quote>check out</quote> (in other words, to
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<orderedlist> <orderedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>No one person controls the content of the system. In <para>No one person controls the content of the system. In
practice, this difference is overrated, since the Chief Architect practice, this difference is overrated, since the Principal Architect
can require that code be backed out, and even in the Linux project can require that code be backed out, and even in the Linux project
several people are permitted to make changes.</para> several people are permitted to make changes.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
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<listitem> <listitem>
<para>FreeBSD aims for high performance and ease of use by <para>FreeBSD aims for high performance and ease of use by
end users, and is a favourite of web content providers. It runs end users, and is a favourite of web content providers. It runs
on PCs and Compaq's Alpha processors. The FreeBSD project has on a number of platforms, including i386 based systems (<quote>PCs</quote>),
systems based on the AMD 64-bit processors, &ultrasparc; based systems,
systems based on Compaq's Alpha processors and systems based around
the NEC PC-98 specification. The FreeBSD project has
significantly more users than the other projects.</para> significantly more users than the other projects.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>