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Based OnResearch Unix>Berkeley Software Distribution>
Official Supported Architectureshttps://www.netbsd.org/ports/
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Pro Architecture portability
It's the most portable OS in the world when considering what architectures it can run on. It runs on very wide range of hardware, from toaster to satellites. This of course does not mean it supports drivers for many consumer facing products making it a difficult solution to just boot up and use when compared to other OSs.
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NetBSD
Recommended 6 years ago
NetBSD software work on every architecture it claims to support, no undocumented and strange behaviors. I have had Gentoo on PCs fail to install common ebuilds when adjusting USE flags for features that are normally considered default. Portability is often taken into consideration when using embedded device...
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Lack of drivers