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2. FreeBSD - Wikipedia

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   FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) which currently runs on IA-32, x86-64, ARM, PowerPC and RISC-V based computers. The first version was released in 1993 developed from 386BSD [ 3 ] —the first fully functional and free Unix clone—and has since continuously ...

3. Category:Free software operating systems - Wikipedia

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   This category contains operating systems that are described as "free software" or "open-source software". There are multiple licenses possible for both types; licenses that specify what can and cannot be done with the software.

4. Comparison of open-source operating systems - Wikipedia

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   These tables compare free software / open-source operating systems. Where not all of the versions support a feature, the first version which supports it is listed. Where not all of the versions support a feature, the first version which supports it is listed.

5. Free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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   "Free and open-source software" (FOSS) is an umbrella term for software that is simultaneously considered both free software and open-source software. [5] The precise definition of the terms "free software" and "open-source software" applies them to any software distributed under terms that allow users to use, modify, and redistribute said software in any manner they see fit, without requiring ...

6. GNU Project - Wikipedia

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   The first goal of the GNU project was to create a whole free-software operating system. Because UNIX was already widespread and ran on more powerful machines, compared to contemporary CP/M or MS-DOS machines of time, [18] it was decided it would be a Unix-like operating system. Richard Stallman later commented that he considered MS-DOS "a toy".

7. Free software - Wikipedia

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   Software development for the GNU operating system began in January 1984, and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) was founded in October 1985. An article outlining the project and its goals was published in March 1985 titled the GNU Manifesto .