Berkeley Software Distribution
Facts
18 properties- Instance of
- Unix
- Inception
- 1977[23]
- Short name
- BSD[24]
- License
- BSD licenses
- Programming language
- C
- Based on
- Research Unix[3]
- Copyright license
- BSD licenses[10]
- Copyright status
- copyrighted[28]
- History of topic
- history of the Berkeley Software Distribution[26]
- Named after
- University of California, Berkeley[2]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- VIAF cluster ID
- 148616527
- GND ID
- 5243276-2
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- topic/Berkeley-Software-Distribution
- Freebase ID
- /m/01f5l
- Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
- 546350949
- Quora topic ID
- Berkeley-Software-Distribution
- Subreddit
- BSD
- Topic's main category
- Category:Berkeley Software Distribution
- Vikidia article ID
- fr:Berkeley_Software_Distribution
- Zhihu topic ID
- 19623270
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- Source
- GND (DNB)
- Edition
- 20260930 · as of 2026-09-30 · newer edition 20261015 landed
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Credit
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← Operating system 66
Named after 7
← Platform 7
← Copyright license 3
← Inspired by 2
Copyright license 1
Created notable works 1
Developer 1
Different from 1
Examples 1
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Instance of 1
Language of work or name 1
Named after 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Topic's main category 1
← Category's main topic 1
← Contributed to creative work 1
← Different from 1
← Has characteristic 1
← Represents 1
← Used by 1
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Summary
Berkeley Software Distribution is an Unix[1].
Body
Cultural Impact
Things named for Berkeley Software Distribution include BSD licenses[29], an OSI-approved license[30]; OpenBSD[31], a security-focused operating system[32], founded in 1995[33]; Berkeley sockets[34], an application programming interface[35]; Berkeley packet filter[36]; 3-clause BSD License[37]; 2-clause BSD License[38]; and BSD games[39].
Why It Matters
It has been cited as an influence by macOS[40], a proprietary operating system[41], founded in 2001[42]; Debian[43], a Linux distribution[44], founded in 2002[45]; Darwin[46], an Unix-like operating system[47]; XNU[48], a kernel[49]; and Redox[50], a free operating system[51], founded in 2015[52].
Entities named for it include BSD licenses[29], an OSI-approved license[30]; OpenBSD[31], a security-focused operating system[32], founded in 1995[33]; Berkeley sockets[34], an application programming interface[35]; Berkeley packet filter[36]; 3-clause BSD License[37]; and 2-clause BSD License[38].
FAQs
Who did Berkeley Software Distribution influence?
Berkeley Software Distribution has been cited as an influence by macOS[40], Debian[43], Darwin[46], and XNU[48].