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DragonFly BSD vs FreeBSD: catalog facts
DragonFly BSD	FreeBSD
Free Free to download and use; the project accepts donations.	Free Free and open source, supported by donations.
Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
HAMMER2 filesystem developed by the project NVMM hypervisor support and an amdgpu driver in 6.4	OpenZFS integrated into the base system Jails for isolating services
DPorts lags behind the current FreeBSD ports branch Smaller user base and hardware support than mainstream systems	Fewer desktop drivers and commercial apps than Linux Desktop setup takes more manual work than consumer systems
Operating system	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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