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		_2z1p on July 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FreeBSD at 30: Its secrets to success The Nintendo Switch is based on FreeBSD as well. Also Juniper Networks and several other enterprise networking equipment manufacturers make extensive use of FreeBSD in their products. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_products_based_on_Free...

Lutzb on July 5, 2023 [–]

The switch kernel / Horizon/NX is not based on FreeBSD. This has been debunked over and over. The wikipedia list is not correct in that regard.

see e.g. https://youtu.be/Ec4NgWRE8ik?t=700

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27109219

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17534593

_2z1p on July 5, 2023 | [–]

Thanks, I stand corrected on the Nintendo Switch!

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