Proper noun
FreeBSD
(computing) A Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), notable for having the largest following in the BSD community.
FreeBSD before version 5.0 also included gawk version 3.0, but subsequent versions of FreeBSD use BWK awk to avoid the more restrictive GNU General Public License (GPL), as well as for its technical characteristics. Source: Internet
Free downloadable binaries are provided for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2, and FreeBSD. Source: Internet
The FreeBSD and OpenBSD operating systems continue to use Berkeley DB 1.8x for compatibility reasons; citation Linux-based operating systems commonly include several versions to accommodate for applications still using older interfaces/files. Source: Internet
Due to differences of opinion between the Jolitzes and the patchkit maintainers over the future direction and release schedule of 386BSD, the maintainers of the patchkit founded the FreeBSD project in 1993 to continue their work. Source: Internet
FreeBSD 6 supported both 1:1 and M:N, users could choose which one should be used with a given program using /etc/libmap.conf. Starting with FreeBSD 7, the 1:1 became the default. Source: Internet
FreeBSD 8 no longer supports the M:N model. Source: Internet