What is National Freebsd Day?
On June 19th, National FreeBSD Day honors the introduction of an innovative technology that many of us use every day.
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FreeBSD, a free operating system that was built out of the University of California at Berkley in 1993, was the first-source operating system. FreeBSD is used by billions of people around the world to teach operating system principles in universities. FreeBSD is also produced by businesses, and universities use it as a research platform.
Although you may not be familiar with FreeBSD, there is a good chance you're already using at least some code derived from it in your everyday life. For example, can you watch movies on Netflix? How about chatting with colleagues on WhatsApp? You might like to try the latest PlayStation 4 game sensation. If so, you're already using FreeBSD.
As a pioneer in open-source technology, users can customize and rewrite FreeBSD to suit their needs, free of charge within the license's terms. Through a network of users, the software keeps up with today's advancements and prepares us for the future. The software keeps up with today's advancements and prepares us for what's to come.
