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Can someone tell me what is Open Bsd and Free Bsd?
Contents from the book and from the web tells me two different things.
Would you mind to clarify the terms for me??
Thank you!
Because i'm still very vague about it.

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OpenBSD and FreeBSD are two independent, full Unix-like operating systems that trace their roots to the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Both provide a complete kernel plus userland (not just a kernel like Linux), and both use permissive BSD-style licensing. Each project has a different emphasis and a distinct community and tooling, so the right choice depends on what you need.

FreeBSD emphasizes performance, broad hardware and package support, and features for servers and storage. It has a large Ports/packages ecosystem, support for modern filesystems and hypervisors, and features aimed at scalable server deployments (jails for lightweight isolation are a well-known example). OpenBSD prioritizes security, code correctness, minimal attack surface, and sane, secure defaults; several widely used tools (notably OpenSSH and the pf packet filter) originated in the OpenBSD project. Read each project’s own description for the authoritative view: FreeBSD and OpenBSD.

Which to pick: choose FreeBSD when you need a broad collection of third-party software, advanced storage or virtualization features, or an OS tuned for heavy server loads. Choose OpenBSD when you want a small, audited base system for network appliances or when default security posture matters most. Always test on hardware or in a VM and check each projects’ compatibility notes before production deployment.

Quick practical check (run on a machine to see which BSD you have):

uname -srm

For deeper reading consult the FreeBSD Handbook (docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/) and the OpenBSD FAQ (openbsd.org/faq/index.html). As noted, forum threads help, and as suggested, summaries exist elsewhere, but the project docs remain the most reliable source.

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I can also recommend you the following web site:

www.distrowatch.com

You can find a lot information about these two bsd's

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