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Difference between FreeBSD and Android

Last Updated : 27 Jul, 2020
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1. FreeBSD :
FreeBSD is a free and open source operating system which is provided The FreeBSD Project. It was designed on the basis of the two Unix-like operating systems Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) and Research Unix. It has quite similarities with Linux operating system. It was one of the famous operating systems earlier but now it is less used as compared to other operating systems. The first version of FreeBSD was launched in 1993. The latest stable version of FreeBSD is 12.1.

2. Android :
Android is a mobile operating system which is provided by Google. It is based on the modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software. It is specifically designed for touchscreen mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. It was developed using C, Java, C++ and other languages. The first version of Android was launched by Google in 2008. The latest stable version of Android is Android 10. It is provided totally free of cost. It is the most used operating system overall.



Difference between FreeBSD and Android :

FreeBSD Android
It was developed and is owned by The FreeBSD Project. It was developed and is owned by Google LLC.
It was launched in 1993. It was launched in 2000.
It is not designed for personal computers. It is specifically designed for mobile devices.
Its target system type is server, workstation, NAS and embedded systems. Its target system type is smartphones and tablet computers.
Kernel type is Monolithic with modules. Kernel type is Linux-based.
Package management is Port collections and packages. Package management is MSI or custom installer.
It is the most used operating system in personal computers. It is the most used operating system overall.
Preferred license is BSD. Preferred license is Apache 2.0 and GNU GPLv2.


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