Conceptual difference between Linux and (Free)BSD Kernel

distro_dave

(I've already noticed that this question was asked before but I think it has not been answered in a way I'd like to understand the topic.) What are the conceptual and structural differences between a Linux Kernel BSD Kernel (let's say FreeBSD) While at the end of the day they are both kernels - I would assume that there might be differences in...

Originally asked by binaryanomaly on Stack Exchange (unix) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Good FreeBSD question — answering as the UphillTech team:

What are the conceptual and structural differences between a Linux-Kernel and a BSD-kernel? Regarding architecture and internal structures, there are of course differences on how things are done (ie: lvm vs geom , early and complex jail feature for FreeBSD, ...), but overall there are not that much differences between the two: BSD* kernel and Linux kernel have both evolved from a purely monolithic approach to something hybrid/modular. Still, there are fundamental differences in their approach and history: BSD-kernel are using BSD licence and Linux-kernel is using GPL licences . BSD-kernel...

Full answer by Ouki: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/127642 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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