June 19 is FreeBSD Day!

We’re pleased to announce that June 19 has been declared FreeBSD Day. Join us in honoring The FreeBSD Project’s pioneering legacy and continuing impact on technology.

What is FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an open-source operating system developed out of the University of California at Berkley in 1993. Used by billions of people around the globe, FreeBSD is used to teach operating system concepts in universities. Companies also develop products on FreeBSD, and universities use it as a research platform.

In fact, there’s a good chance you’re already using at least some code derived from FreeBSD in your everyday life. For example, if you stream movies via Netflix, chat with friends on WhatsApp, or play the latest PlayStation 4 game sensation, you’re already using FreeBSD.

As a pioneer in open-source technology, FreeBSD can be modified and redesigned to meet the needs of the user, free of charge within the guidelines of the license.

Why June 19th

June 19, 1993 was the day the official name for FreeBSD was agreed upon. See part of the email thread here.

Help Us Celebrate

If you love FreeBSD as much as we do, help us celebrate 26th anniversary of your favorite open source operating system by doing the following:

Help Us Celebrate

If you love FreeBSD as much as we do, help us celebrate your favorite open source operating system by doing the following:

Introduce someone to FreeBSD by showing them: FreeBSD How-To Guides – From FreeBSD on Virtual Box to setting up our own Minecraft server, there are are a number of things to learn about. More about the history of FreeBSD here. List of companies using and products based on FreeBSD.

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Consider donating to the Foundation to help us continue our support of the Project.