macOS is not really BSD. It uses a Mach-like kernel with some of FreeBSD and OpenBSD in its userland. However, given that Linux and some versions of Windows also use BSD code in their network stacks, it should be obvious that “it uses BSD code” is not the same thing as “it is BSD”.
macOS is not really BSD. It uses a Mach-like kernel with some of FreeBSD and OpenBSD in its userland. However, given that Linux and some versions of Windows also use BSD code in their network stacks, it should be obvious that “it uses BSD code” is not the same thing as “it is BSD”.
$ rg -li bsd /usr 2>/dev/null | wc -l 1035https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system)
But sure, it’s not a true
Scotsmanbsd.If it is “a BSD”, Windows is a BSD too.
Really? Then why is osx on the list at https://www.bsd.org/ and windows isn’t?
Honestly: Ask the creator of that website. There is no technical reason for this.