Putting things into "boxes" is understandble but, also somewhat restrictive.
Here's a full-fledged NetBSD set-up on a laptop that I posted a few weeks ago, https://www.reddit.com/r/UsabilityPorn/comments/qv8qap/lxqt_modern_netbsd_desktop/ As you can see, not embeded device. Den fre 17 dec. 2021 14:23Piper H <pott...@gmail.com> skrev: > I have googled for the info, the brief difference from my understanding - > freebsd for general use like ubuntu for linux, openbsd focus on security, > netbsd is built for embedded. Am I right? > > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 8:23 PM Lizbeth Mutterhunt, Ph.D < > lizbethmutterh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Once, decades ago, BSD was once, but seperated itself into the three >> main-distributions: FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD; the most common version >> nowadays - excuse please - ist FreeBSD. DragonFlyBSD is a derivative of >> FreeBSD with an unserspace quite different to FreeBSD, lacking the newest >> kernel and beta-versions called -CURRENT! >> >> And a BSD kernel is the half of Steve Jobbs Apple Macintosh kernel and >> their base. >> >> lizbeth >> >> Am Fr., 17. Dez. 2021 um 12:39 Uhr schrieb Piper H <pott...@gmail.com>: >> >>> I have another silly question: what's the brief difference between >>> NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and DragonflyBSD? >>> >>> Thanks for pointing that out. >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 10:57 AM Todd Gruhn <tgru...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Now that I think of it: isnt Android based on LINUX? Why not NetBSD >>>> on a smartphone? >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 7:38 PM Michael Cheponis >>>> <michael.chepo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > The last "Danger" smartphone -- some say still the very best >>>> smartphone for its time -- used NetBSD under the hood. It was really fast >>>> and responsive, small, easy to fit onto the processor -- all from a buddy >>>> of mine who worked at Danger in SW. Danger did the App SW, which was also >>>> very good. But it was NetBSD under the hood. My buddy showed an early >>>> prototype to me at the time, and I was jealous. >>>> > >>>> > I do not know if the mods needed to run NetBSD that platform ever >>>> made it back into MAIN. ('cause BSD license and all) >>>> > >>>> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Hiptop >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 1:04 AM Piper H <pott...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Is there a mobile OS based on BSD, besides OSX? >>>> >> >>>> >> On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 2:18 PM Miko Larsson <jjfl...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> When it's ready ;p >>>> >>> >>>> >>> -- >>>> >>> ~~~miko >>>> >>> >>>> >>> On 12/15/21, Todd Gruhn <tgru...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>> > When is the next official NetBSD release? >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> -- >>>> >>> ~~~miko >>>> >>>
