So, to answer your question directly, NetBSD is NOT dead.

What is NetBSD good for?

NetBSD aims to provide a freely redistributable operating system that professionals, hobbyists, and researchers can use in any manner they wish. It runs on a wide variety of 32-bit and 64-bit processor architectures and hardware platforms, and is intended to interoperate well with other operating systems.

Is OpenBSD good for desktop?

There are some reasons for chosing OpenBSD, and it does make a quite capable desktop. It still lacks the “just works” approach of Linux distributions like Mint, and the performance of lean distros like Debian. That being said, OpenBSD has an excellent installer, amazing docs, and I did run it as a desktop for a while.

Is NetBSD secure?

Several security features are available in NetBSD, including IPsec, a homegrown firewall (NPF), a file integrity system (Veriexec), a kernel authorization framework (kauth(9)), disk encryption (CGD), among others.

Is FreeBSD still active?

FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from AT UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). FreeBSD currently has more than 200 active developers and thousands of contributors.

How many people use NetBSD?

For one thing, OpenBSD has a much smaller code base, around 2.9 million lines of code, compared to FreeBSD’s roughly 9 million, and NetBSD’s 7.3 million.

Where is NetBSD used?

NetBSD is used by Apple for a large portion of the user-space commands and tools in their Darwin project, and Darwin is the UNIX-based core used by macOS.

Does NetBSD have a GUI?

NetBSD uses the X Window System (from X.Org) to provide a graphical interface.

What is OpenBSD used for?

OpenBSD is a full-featured UNIX-like operating system available in source form at no charge. OpenBSD integrates cutting-edge security technology suitable for building firewalls and private network services in a distributed environment.

Is FreeBSD safe?

Sure the hardware plays a part, but make no mistake: FreeBSD is a fantastically stable and reliable operating system. In fact, all the *BSDs are: NetBSD, OpenBSD, TrustedBSD, and the like. As we know, BSD forms the foundation of OS X, albeit with the Mach kernel.