freebsd/freebsd-src
The FreeBSD src tree publish-only repository. Experimenting with 'simple' pull requests.... observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5476
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9294 stars · 3409 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The official publish-only Git mirror of the FreeBSD source tree, containing the complete kernel, userland, libraries, boot loader, and build system for the FreeBSD operating system. FreeBSD is a mature, UNIX-like open-source operating system derived from BSD, developed continuously for over thirty years and known for advanced networking, ZFS storage, jails, and the bhyve hypervisor.
Use cases
- build a custom FreeBSD kernel or full world from source
- contribute a patch or pull request to FreeBSD
- port FreeBSD to a new ARM or embedded board
- study operating system kernel and networking stack implementation
- set up a high-performance server with ZFS and jails
- build a network appliance or router on a BSD base
- audit the source of a production operating system
When to choose
- you need a stable, well-documented UNIX-like OS for servers, network infrastructure, or embedded devices
- you want native ZFS, jails, or bhyve virtualization
- you need to build, customize, or cross-build the entire OS from source
- you want permissive BSD licensing for a commercial or embedded product
When to avoid
- you need a desktop-first OS with broad consumer hardware and gaming support
- you want a Linux-based ecosystem with mainstream package and driver compatibility
- you only need prebuilt binaries - use official release images instead of the source tree
- your team has no C/systems experience and needs an easy-to-modify platform
Facets
application · maturity stable
networking security file-system container-runtime compiler build-tool testing operating-systems networking security embedded-systems developer-tools infrastructure-as-code bsd windows cross-platform embedded cloud self-hosted freebsd bsd unix kernel-source open-source-operating-system zfs jails bhyve hypervisor server embedded networking-stack c-language makefile ports-system kyua-testing release-engineering cross-build operating-system kernel virtualization linux macos
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src · fetched 2026-08-28 · 932bff17253c
- homepage: https://www.FreeBSD.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0dd5529938f7
- site_page: https://www.freebsd.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · f86fe6ad2aeb
- site_page: https://www.freebsd.org/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 076dbd847577
- site_page: https://docs.freebsd.org/en · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb67edb229b6
- site_page: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1414484405c0
- site_page: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/fdp-primer · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f699f0cfef3
- site_page: https://www.freebsd.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0dd5529938f7
- site_page: https://www.freebsd.org/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 93b628124490
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| freebsd/freebsd-src | main | 77 |
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