#, fuzzy
msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-12-08 14:45-0200\n"
"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"

#. Put one translator per line, in the form NAME <EMAIL>, YEAR1, YEAR2
msgctxt "_"
msgid "translator-credits"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: info/title
#: article.translate.xml:7
msgid "Explaining BSD"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: affiliation/address
#: article.translate.xml:10
#, no-wrap
msgid "<email>grog@FreeBSD.org</email>"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: info/author
#: article.translate.xml:9
msgid ""
"<personname><firstname>Greg</firstname><surname>Lehey</surname></"
"personname><affiliation> <_:address-1/> </affiliation>"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:14
msgid "FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:16
msgid ""
"AMD, AMD Athlon, AMD Opteron, AMD Phenom, AMD Sempron, AMD Turion, Athlon, "
"Élan, Opteron, and PCnet are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:19
msgid ""
"Apple, AirPort, FireWire, iMac, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, "
"Quicktime, and TrueType are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. "
"and other countries."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:24
msgid ""
"Intel, Celeron, Centrino, Core, EtherExpress, i386, i486, Itanium, Pentium, "
"and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its "
"subsidiaries in the United States and other countries."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:28
msgid "Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:30
msgid ""
"Motif, OSF/1, and UNIX are registered trademarks and IT DialTone and The "
"Open Group are trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other "
"countries."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:34
msgid ""
"SPARC, SPARC64, and UltraSPARC are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc in "
"the United States and other countries. SPARC International, Inc owns all of "
"the SPARC trademarks and under licensing agreements allows the proper use of "
"these trademarks by its members."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:39
msgid ""
"Sun, Sun Microsystems, Java, Java Virtual Machine, JDK, JRE, JSP, JVM, "
"Netra, OpenJDK, Solaris, StarOffice, SunOS and VirtualBox are trademarks or "
"registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and "
"other countries."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:44
msgid ""
"UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and "
"other countries."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: legalnotice/para
#: article.translate.xml:46
msgid ""
"Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish "
"their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in "
"this document, and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the "
"designations have been followed by the <quote>™</quote> or the <quote>®</"
"quote> symbol."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: info/pubdate
#. (itstool) path: info/releaseinfo
#: article.translate.xml:54 article.translate.xml:56
msgid ""
"$FreeBSD: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/explaining-bsd/article.xml 51926 "
"2018-06-29 07:33:14Z eadler $"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: abstract/para
#: article.translate.xml:59
msgid ""
"In the open source world, the word <quote>Linux</quote> is almost synonymous "
"with <quote>Operating System</quote>, but it is not the only open source "
"<trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> operating system."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: abstract/para
#: article.translate.xml:63
msgid ""
"So what is the secret? Why is BSD not better known? This white paper "
"addresses these and other questions."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: abstract/para
#: article.translate.xml:66
msgid ""
"Throughout this paper, differences between BSD and Linux will be noted "
"<emphasis>like this</emphasis>."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/title
#: article.translate.xml:72
msgid "What is BSD?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:74
msgid ""
"BSD stands for <quote>Berkeley Software Distribution</quote>. It is the name "
"of distributions of source code from the University of California, Berkeley, "
"which were originally extensions to AT&amp;T's Research <trademark class="
"\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> operating system. Several open source "
"operating system projects are based on a release of this source code known "
"as 4.4BSD-Lite. In addition, they comprise a number of packages from other "
"Open Source projects, including notably the GNU project. The overall "
"operating system comprises:"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:86
msgid ""
"The BSD kernel, which handles process scheduling, memory management, "
"symmetric multi-processing (SMP), device drivers, etc."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:92
msgid "The C library, the base API for the system."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:94
msgid ""
"<emphasis>The BSD C library is based on code from Berkeley, not the GNU "
"project.</emphasis>"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:99
msgid "Utilities such as shells, file utilities, compilers and linkers."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:102
msgid ""
"<emphasis>Some of the utilities are derived from the GNU project, others are "
"not.</emphasis>"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:107
msgid "The X Window system, which handles graphical display."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:110
msgid ""
"The X Window system used in most versions of BSD is maintained by the <link "
"xlink:href=\"http://www.X.org/\">X.Org project</link>. FreeBSD allows the "
"user to choose from a variety of desktop environments, such as "
"<application>Gnome</application>, <application>KDE</application>, or "
"<application>Xfce</application>; and lightweight window managers like "
"<application>Openbox</application>, <application>Fluxbox</application>, or "
"<application>Awesome</application>."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:123
msgid "Many other programs and utilities."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/title
#: article.translate.xml:129
msgid "What, a real <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark>?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:131
msgid ""
"The BSD operating systems are not clones, but open source derivatives of "
"AT&amp;T's Research <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> "
"operating system, which is also the ancestor of the modern <trademark class="
"\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> System V. This may surprise you. How could "
"that happen when AT&amp;T has never released its code as open source?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:137
msgid ""
"It is true that AT&amp;T <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> is "
"not open source, and in a copyright sense BSD is very definitely "
"<emphasis>not</emphasis> <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark>, "
"but on the other hand, AT&amp;T has imported sources from other projects, "
"noticeably the Computer Sciences Research Group (CSRG) of the University of "
"California in Berkeley, CA. Starting in 1976, the CSRG started releasing "
"tapes of their software, calling them <emphasis>Berkeley Software "
"Distribution</emphasis> or <emphasis>BSD</emphasis>."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:146
msgid ""
"Initial BSD releases consisted mainly of user programs, but that changed "
"dramatically when the CSRG landed a contract with the Defense Advanced "
"Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to upgrade the communications protocols on "
"their network, ARPANET. The new protocols were known as the "
"<emphasis>Internet Protocols</emphasis>, later <emphasis>TCP/IP</emphasis> "
"after the most important protocols. The first widely distributed "
"implementation was part of 4.2BSD, in 1982."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:155
msgid ""
"In the course of the 1980s, a number of new workstation companies sprang up. "
"Many preferred to license <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> "
"rather than developing operating systems for themselves. In particular, Sun "
"Microsystems licensed <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> and "
"implemented a version of 4.2BSD, which they called <trademark>SunOS</"
"trademark>. When AT&amp;T themselves were allowed to sell <trademark class="
"\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> commercially, they started with a somewhat "
"bare-bones implementation called System III, to be quickly followed by "
"System V. The System V code base did not include networking, so all "
"implementations included additional software from the BSD, including the TCP/"
"IP software, but also utilities such as the <emphasis>csh</emphasis> shell "
"and the <emphasis>vi</emphasis> editor. Collectively, these enhancements "
"were known as the <emphasis>Berkeley Extensions</emphasis>."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:170
msgid ""
"The BSD tapes contained AT&amp;T source code and thus required a <trademark "
"class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> source license. By 1990, the CSRG's "
"funding was running out, and it faced closure. Some members of the group "
"decided to release the BSD code, which was Open Source, without the AT&amp;T "
"proprietary code. This finally happened with the <emphasis>Networking Tape "
"2</emphasis>, usually known as <emphasis>Net/2</emphasis>. Net/2 was not a "
"complete operating system: about 20% of the kernel code was missing. One of "
"the CSRG members, William F. Jolitz, wrote the remaining code and released "
"it in early 1992 as <emphasis>386BSD</emphasis>. At the same time, another "
"group of ex-CSRG members formed a commercial company called <link xlink:href="
"\"http://www.bsdi.com/\">Berkeley Software Design Inc.</link> and released a "
"beta version of an operating system called <link xlink:href=\"http://www."
"bsdi.com/\">BSD/386</link>, which was based on the same sources. The name of "
"the operating system was later changed to BSD/OS."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:187
msgid ""
"386BSD never became a stable operating system. Instead, two other projects "
"split off from it in 1993: <link xlink:href=\"http://www.NetBSD.org/"
"\">NetBSD</link> and <link xlink:href=\"@@URL_RELPREFIX@@/index."
"html\">FreeBSD</link>. The two projects originally diverged due to "
"differences in patience waiting for improvements to 386BSD: the NetBSD "
"people started early in the year, and the first version of FreeBSD was not "
"ready until the end of the year. In the meantime, the code base had diverged "
"sufficiently to make it difficult to merge. In addition, the projects had "
"different aims, as we will see below. In 1996, <link xlink:href=\"http://www."
"OpenBSD.org/\">OpenBSD</link> split off from NetBSD, and in 2003, <link "
"xlink:href=\"http://www.dragonflybsd.org/\">DragonFlyBSD</link> split off "
"from FreeBSD."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/title
#: article.translate.xml:201
msgid "Why is BSD not better known?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:203
msgid "For a number of reasons, BSD is relatively unknown:"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:207
msgid ""
"The BSD developers are often more interested in polishing their code than "
"marketing it."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:212
msgid ""
"Much of Linux's popularity is due to factors external to the Linux projects, "
"such as the press, and to companies formed to provide Linux services. Until "
"recently, the open source BSDs had no such proponents."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:219
msgid ""
"In 1992, AT&amp;T sued <link xlink:href=\"http://www.bsdi.com/\">BSDI</"
"link>, the vendor of BSD/386, alleging that the product contained AT&amp;T-"
"copyrighted code. The case was settled out of court in 1994, but the spectre "
"of the litigation continues to haunt people. In March 2000 an article "
"published on the web claimed that the court case had been <quote>recently "
"settled</quote>."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:227
msgid ""
"One detail that the lawsuit did clarify is the naming: in the 1980s, BSD was "
"known as <quote>BSD <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark></quote>."
" With the elimination of the last vestige of AT&amp;T code from BSD, it also "
"lost the right to the name <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark>. "
"Thus you will see references in book titles to <quote>the 4.3BSD <trademark "
"class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> operating system</quote> and "
"<quote>the 4.4BSD operating system</quote>."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/title
#: article.translate.xml:239
msgid "Comparing BSD and Linux"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect1/para
#: article.translate.xml:241
msgid ""
"So what is really the difference between, say, Debian Linux and FreeBSD? For "
"the average user, the difference is surprisingly small: Both are <trademark "
"class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> like operating systems. Both are "
"developed by non-commercial projects (this does not apply to many other "
"Linux distributions, of course). In the following section, we will look at "
"BSD and compare it to Linux. The description applies most closely to "
"FreeBSD, which accounts for an estimated 80% of the BSD installations, but "
"the differences from NetBSD, OpenBSD and DragonFlyBSD are small."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/title
#: article.translate.xml:253
msgid "Who owns BSD?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:255
msgid ""
"No one person or corporation owns BSD. It is created and distributed by a "
"community of highly technical and committed contributors all over the world. "
"Some of the components of BSD are Open Source projects in their own right "
"and managed by different project maintainers."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/title
#: article.translate.xml:263
msgid "How is BSD developed and updated?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:265
msgid ""
"The BSD kernels are developed and updated following the Open Source "
"development model. Each project maintains a publicly accessible "
"<emphasis>source tree</emphasis> which contains all source files for the "
"project, including documentation and other incidental files. Users can "
"obtain a complete copy of any version."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:272
msgid ""
"A large number of developers worldwide contribute to improvements to BSD. "
"They are divided into three kinds:"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:278
msgid ""
"<firstterm>Contributors</firstterm> write code or documentation. They are "
"not permitted to commit (add code) directly to the source tree. In order for "
"their code to be included in the system, it must be reviewed and checked in "
"by a registered developer, known as a <emphasis>committer</emphasis>."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:287
msgid ""
"<firstterm>Committers</firstterm> are developers with write access to the "
"source tree. In order to become a committer, an individual must show ability "
"in the area in which they are active."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:292
msgid ""
"It is at the individual committer's discretion whether they should obtain "
"authority before committing changes to the source tree. In general, an "
"experienced committer may make changes which are obviously correct without "
"obtaining consensus. For example, a documentation project committer may "
"correct typographical or grammatical errors without review. On the other "
"hand, developers making far-reaching or complicated changes are expected to "
"submit their changes for review before committing them. In extreme cases, a "
"core team member with a function such as Principal Architect may order that "
"changes be removed from the tree, a process known as <firstterm>backing out</"
"firstterm>. All committers receive mail describing each individual commit, "
"so it is not possible to commit secretly."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:310
msgid ""
"The <firstterm>Core team</firstterm>. FreeBSD and NetBSD each have a core "
"team which manages the project. The core teams developed in the course of "
"the projects, and their role is not always well-defined. It is not necessary "
"to be a developer in order to be a core team member, though it is normal. "
"The rules for the core team vary from one project to the other, but in "
"general they have more say in the direction of the project than non-core "
"team members have."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:322
msgid "This arrangement differs from Linux in a number of ways:"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:327
msgid ""
"No one person controls the content of the system. In practice, this "
"difference is overrated, since the Principal Architect can require that code "
"be backed out, and even in the Linux project several people are permitted to "
"make changes."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:335
msgid ""
"On the other hand, there <emphasis>is</emphasis> a central repository, a "
"single place where you can find the entire operating system sources, "
"including all older versions."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:342
msgid ""
"BSD projects maintain the entire <quote>Operating System</quote>, not only "
"the kernel. This distinction is only marginally useful: neither BSD nor "
"Linux is useful without applications. The applications used under BSD are "
"frequently the same as the applications used under Linux."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:351
msgid ""
"As a result of the formalized maintenance of a single SVN source tree, BSD "
"development is clear, and it is possible to access any version of the system "
"by release number or by date. SVN also allows incremental updates to the "
"system: for example, the FreeBSD repository is updated about 100 times a day."
" Most of these changes are small."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/title
#: article.translate.xml:363
msgid "BSD releases"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:365
msgid ""
"FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD provide the system in three different "
"<quote>releases</quote>. As with Linux, releases are assigned a number such "
"as 1.4.1 or 3.5. In addition, the version number has a suffix indicating its "
"purpose:"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:372
msgid ""
"The development version of the system is called <firstterm>CURRENT</"
"firstterm>. FreeBSD assigns a number to CURRENT, for example FreeBSD 5.0-"
"CURRENT. NetBSD uses a slightly different naming scheme and appends a single-"
"letter suffix which indicates changes in the internal interfaces, for "
"example NetBSD 1.4.3G. OpenBSD does not assign a number (<quote>OpenBSD-"
"current</quote>). All new development on the system goes into this branch."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:384
msgid ""
"At regular intervals, between two and four times a year, the projects bring "
"out a <firstterm>RELEASE</firstterm> version of the system, which is "
"available on CD-ROM and for free download from FTP sites, for example "
"OpenBSD 2.6-RELEASE or NetBSD 1.4-RELEASE. The RELEASE version is intended "
"for end users and is the normal version of the system. NetBSD also provides "
"<emphasis>patch releases</emphasis> with a third digit, for example NetBSD 1."
"4.2."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:396
msgid ""
"As bugs are found in a RELEASE version, they are fixed, and the fixes are "
"added to the SVN tree. In FreeBSD, the resultant version is called the "
"<firstterm>STABLE</firstterm> version, while in NetBSD and OpenBSD it "
"continues to be called the RELEASE version. Smaller new features can also be "
"added to this branch after a period of test in the CURRENT branch. Security "
"and other important bug fixes are also applied to all supported RELEASE "
"versions."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:408
msgid ""
"<emphasis>By contrast, Linux maintains two separate code trees: the stable "
"version and the development version. Stable versions have an even minor "
"version number, such as 2.0, 2.2 or 2.4. Development versions have an odd "
"minor version number, such as 2.1, 2.3 or 2.5. In each case, the number is "
"followed by a further number designating the exact release. In addition, "
"each vendor adds their own userland programs and utilities, so the name of "
"the distribution is also important. Each distribution vendor also assigns "
"version numbers to the distribution, so a complete description might be "
"something like <quote>TurboLinux 6.0 with kernel 2.2.14</quote></emphasis>"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/title
#: article.translate.xml:423
msgid "What versions of BSD are available?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:425
msgid ""
"In contrast to the numerous Linux distributions, there are only four major "
"open source BSDs. Each BSD project maintains its own source tree and its own "
"kernel. In practice, though, there appear to be fewer divergences between "
"the userland code of the projects than there is in Linux."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:431
msgid ""
"It is difficult to categorize the goals of each project: the differences are "
"very subjective. Basically,"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:436
msgid ""
"FreeBSD aims for high performance and ease of use by end users, and is a "
"favourite of web content providers. It runs on a <link xlink:href="
"\"@@URL_RELPREFIX@@/platforms/\">number of platforms</link> and has "
"significantly more users than the other projects."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:444
msgid ""
"NetBSD aims for maximum portability: <quote>of course it runs NetBSD</quote>."
" It runs on machines from palmtops to large servers, and has even been used "
"on NASA space missions. It is a particularly good choice for running on old "
"non-<trademark class=\"registered\">Intel</trademark> hardware."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:452
msgid ""
"OpenBSD aims for security and code purity: it uses a combination of the open "
"source concept and rigorous code reviews to create a system which is "
"demonstrably correct, making it the choice of security-conscious "
"organizations such as banks, stock exchanges and US Government departments. "
"Like NetBSD, it runs on a number of platforms."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:462
msgid ""
"DragonFlyBSD aims for high performance and scalability under everything from "
"a single-node UP system to a massively clustered system. DragonFlyBSD has "
"several long-range technical goals, but focus lies on providing a SMP-"
"capable infrastructure that is easy to understand, maintain and develop for."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:471
msgid ""
"There are also two additional BSD <trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</"
"trademark> operating systems which are not open source, BSD/OS and Apple's "
"<trademark class=\"registered\">Mac OS</trademark> X:"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:477
msgid ""
"BSD/OS was the oldest of the 4.4BSD derivatives. It was not open source, "
"though source code licenses were available at relatively low cost. It "
"resembled FreeBSD in many ways. Two years after the acquisition of BSDi by "
"Wind River Systems, BSD/OS failed to survive as an independent product. "
"Support and source code may still be available from Wind River, but all new "
"development is focused on the VxWorks embedded operating system."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:488
msgid ""
"<link xlink:href=\"http://www.apple.com/macosx/server/\"><trademark class="
"\"registered\">Mac OS</trademark> X</link> is the latest version of the "
"operating system for <trademark class=\"registered\">Apple</trademark>'s "
"<trademark class=\"registered\">Mac</trademark> line. The BSD core of this "
"operating system, <link xlink:href=\"http://developer.apple.com/darwin/"
"\">Darwin</link>, is available as a fully functional open source operating "
"system for x86 and PPC computers. The Aqua/Quartz graphics system and many "
"other proprietary aspects of <trademark class=\"registered\">Mac OS</"
"trademark> X remain closed-source, however. Several Darwin developers are "
"also FreeBSD committers, and vice-versa."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/title
#: article.translate.xml:503
msgid "How does the BSD license differ from the GNU Public license?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:506
msgid ""
"Linux is available under the <link xlink:href=\"http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/"
"gpl.html\">GNU General Public License</link> (GPL), which is designed to "
"eliminate closed source software. In particular, any derivative work of a "
"product released under the GPL must also be supplied with source code if "
"requested. By contrast, the <link xlink:href=\"http://www.opensource.org/"
"licenses/bsd-license.html\">BSD license</link> is less restrictive: binary-"
"only distributions are allowed. This is particularly attractive for embedded "
"applications."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/title
#: article.translate.xml:518
msgid "What else should I know?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:520
msgid ""
"Since fewer applications are available for BSD than Linux, the BSD "
"developers created a Linux compatibility package, which allows Linux "
"programs to run under BSD. The package includes both kernel modifications, "
"in order to correctly perform Linux system calls, and Linux compatibility "
"files such as the C library. There is no noticeable difference in execution "
"speed between a Linux application running on a Linux machine and a Linux "
"application running on a BSD machine of the same speed."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:530
msgid ""
"The <quote>all from one supplier</quote> nature of BSD means that upgrades "
"are much easier to handle than is frequently the case with Linux. BSD "
"handles library version upgrades by providing compatibility modules for "
"earlier library versions, so it is possible to run binaries which are "
"several years old with no problems."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/title
#: article.translate.xml:539
msgid "Which should I use, BSD or Linux?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:541
msgid ""
"What does this all mean in practice? Who should use BSD, who should use "
"Linux?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:544
msgid "This is a very difficult question to answer. Here are some guidelines:"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:549
msgid ""
"<quote>If it ain't broke, don't fix it</quote>: If you already use an open "
"source operating system, and you are happy with it, there is probably no "
"good reason to change."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:556
msgid ""
"BSD systems, in particular FreeBSD, can have notably higher performance than "
"Linux. But this is not across the board. In many cases, there is little or "
"no difference in performance. In some cases, Linux may perform better than "
"FreeBSD."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:564
msgid ""
"In general, BSD systems have a better reputation for reliability, mainly as "
"a result of the more mature code base."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:570
msgid ""
"BSD projects have a better reputation for the quality and completeness of "
"their documentation. The various documentation projects aim to provide "
"actively updated documentation, in many languages, and covering all aspects "
"of the system."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:578
msgid "The BSD license may be more attractive than the GPL."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: listitem/para
#: article.translate.xml:582
msgid ""
"BSD can execute most Linux binaries, while Linux can not execute BSD "
"binaries. Many BSD implementations can also execute binaries from other "
"<trademark class=\"registered\">UNIX</trademark> like systems. As a result, "
"BSD may present an easier migration route from other systems than Linux "
"would."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/title
#: article.translate.xml:592
msgid "Who provides support, service, and training for BSD?"
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:595
msgid ""
"BSDi / <link xlink:href=\"http://www.freebsdmall.com\">FreeBSD Mall, Inc.</"
"link> have been providing support contracts for FreeBSD for nearly a decade."
msgstr ""

#. (itstool) path: sect2/para
#: article.translate.xml:599
msgid ""
"In addition, each of the projects has a list of consultants for hire: <link "
"xlink:href=\"@@URL_RELPREFIX@@/commercial/consult_bycat.html\">FreeBSD</"
"link>, <link xlink:href=\"http://www.netbsd.org/gallery/consultants."
"html\">NetBSD</link>, and <link xlink:href=\"http://www.openbsd.org/support."
"html\">OpenBSD</link>."
msgstr ""