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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
  
GhostBSD has started as a hobby from [https://github.com/ericbsd Eric Turgeon].<br/>
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GhostBSD has started as a hobby in 2009 from [https://github.com/ericbsd Eric Turgeon] and Francois Toussaint. See [[A Brief History of GhostBSD]]<br/>
* He is from: NB, Canada
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* His occupation: Automation Engineer @ iXsystems
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His wish was and is until now to create a desktop operating system that is based on the  
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The plan was and is until now to create a desktop operating system that is based on the  
 
[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution BSD universe].<br/>
 
[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution BSD universe].<br/>
 
As main desktop he choose [https://mate-desktop.org/ '''MATE'''].
 
As main desktop he choose [https://mate-desktop.org/ '''MATE'''].

Revision as of 17:36, 18 December 2019

Introduction

GhostBSD has started as a hobby in 2009 from Eric Turgeon and Francois Toussaint. See A Brief History of GhostBSD


The plan was and is until now to create a desktop operating system that is based on the BSD universe.
As main desktop he choose MATE.

This desktop environment is the main target of Eric. It is simply a question of manpower.

See also

Project Goals

The goals of the GhostBSD Project are to provide:

  • A simple, elegant desktop environment to support your day-to-day computing needs.
  • Easy to use software management program for installing any of the 32,000 available applications.
  • Linux binary compatibility to run almost any GNU/Linux application.
  • Well-designed graphical installation programs.
  • Automatic hardware (e.g., video, sound, network, devices) detection and configuration.
  • A hardened 64-bit BSD system that is unaffected by malware, viruses, spyware, and malfeasance.
  • OpenZFS support for modern amd64 systems.
  • The best user experience possible.

Developers

Main Developers

Tasks

Community Developers

There are a lot of developers around the world who are interested in GhostBSD and show how to install other desktop environments.

Examples: