FreeBSD was one of the earliest Unix derivatives, running in parallel to Linux, and derived from BSD, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California, Berkeley
FreeBSD provides advanced operating system features, making it ideal across a range of systems, from embedded environments to high-end multiprocessor servers.
A merged virtual memory and filesystem buffer cache continuously tunes the amount of memory used for programs and the disk cache.
FreeBSD was designed for the Internet, and supports ALL standard TCP/IP protocols
FreeBSD is an operating system that will grow with your needs.
What is FreeBSD?
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FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86 compatible (including Pentium® and AthlonTM), amd64 compatible (including OpteronTM, AthlonTM64, and EM64T), ARM, IA-64, PowerPC, PC-98 and UltraSPARC® architectures. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX® developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. Additional platforms are in various stages of development.
Cutting edge features
FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features today which are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones.
Powerful Internet solutions
FreeBSD makes an ideal Internet or Intranet server. It provides robust network services under the heaviest loads and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response times for thousands of simultaneous user processes.
Run a huge number of applications
With over 20,000 ported libraries and applications, FreeBSD supports applications for desktop, server, appliance, and embedded environments.