Editing MirOS BSD (section)

== History ==
MirOS BSD originated as ''OpenBSD-current-mirabilos'', an OpenBSD [[Patch (computing)#In software development|patchkit]], but soon grew on its own after some differences in opinion<ref name="origins" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=103065681303974&w=2|title='Re: Initial patch of NetBSD /usr/games/wtf + /usr/share/misc/acronyms' - MARC|website=marc.info|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref> between the OpenBSD project leader [[Theo de Raadt]] and Thorsten Glaser. Despite the forking, MirOS BSD was synchronised with the ongoing development of OpenBSD, thus inheriting most of its good security history, as well as NetBSD and other BSD flavours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bsdmag.org/magazine/788-explore-netbsd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916165125/http://www.bsdmag.org/magazine/788-explore-netbsd|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 16, 2009|title=MirOS BSD: the peaceful operating system, BSD Magazine, Issue 1/2009 (3), p. 16|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref>

One goal was to provide a faster integration cycle for new features and software than OpenBSD. According to the developers, "controversial decisions are often made differently from OpenBSD; for instance, there won't be any support for SMP in MirOS". There will also be a more tolerant software inclusion policy, and "the end result is, hopefully, a more refined BSD experience".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirbsd.org/MirOS/PR/flyer_en.pdf|title=MirOS BSD Flyer|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref>

Another goal of MirOS BSD was to create a more "modular" base BSD system, similar to Debian. While ''MirOS Linux'' (linux kernel + BSD userland) was discussed by the developers sometime in 2004,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirbsd.org/wlog-7.htm|title=MirBSD: MirBSD Weblog|website=www.mirbsd.org|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref> it has not materialised.