Comparison Criterion
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of widely used and currently available operating system kernels. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.
Even though there is a large number and variety of available Linux distributions, all of these kernels are grouped under a single entry in these tables, due to differences being of the patch level. See comparison of Linux distributions for a detailed comparison. Linux distributions that have highly modified kernels, for example Real-time computing kernels, should be listed separately. There are also a wide variety of minor BSD operating systems, many of which can be found at Comparison of BSD operating systems.
The tables specifically do not include subjective viewpoints on the merits of each kernel or operating system. For this kind of information, please see operating system advocacy.
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