Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 16:54:45 -0800 From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@NetBSD.ORG> To: www@freebsd.org Cc: core@NetBSD.ORG Subject: Related Operating System Projects Message-ID: <199702050103.RAA03726@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Hello, At the bottom of the page: http://www.freebsd.org/support.html is the following text: Related Operating System Projects - NetBSD is a very close relative of FreeBSD. - OpenBSD is derived from NetBSD and supported by a group of former NetBSD developers. - Linux is another free Unix-like system. - Lites is a 4.4 BSD Lite based server and emulation library that provides free unix unctionality to a Mach based system. - The GNU HURD project is another effort to develop a free Unix-like operating system. I must object to the first two bullets, but can suggest alternatives that contain much more accurate information: - NetBSD is another free 4.4BSD-Lite based operating system which runs on several different architectures, including the Alpha, SPARC, m68k, ARM, and others. I don't have a suggestion for the second bullet. However, I object to any reference to NetBSD in an OpenBSD bullet. They are two completely separate projects, which are in no way related. Relating the two only leads to confusion. Thanks very much for your attention in this matter. Jason R. Thorpe NetBSD Core Group <thorpej@NetBSD.ORG>
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