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[[NetBSD]] aims to provide a freely redistributable operating system that professionals, hobbyists, and researchers can use in any manner they wish. The main focus is [[software portability|portability]], through the use of clear distinctions between machine-dependent and [[cross-platform software | machine-independent]] code. It runs on a wide variety of [[32-bit]] and [[64-bit]] [[Central processing unit | CPU]] [[Instruction set architecture | architectures]] and hardware platforms, and is intended to interoperate well with other operating systems.
NetBSD places emphasis on [[Software verification and validation#Software validation|correct design]], well-written code, stability, and efficiency, where practical, close compliance with [[open API]] and [[open protocol | protocol standards]] is also aimed for. A powerful [[Internet protocol suite | TCP/IP stack]], combined with a small [[application footprint | footprint]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://machaddr.substack.com/p/netbsd-the-portable-lightweight-and |title=NetBSD: The Portable, Lightweight, and Robust Unix-Like OS | author=André Machado | date=4 November 2024}}</ref> make NetBSD well suited to be [[embedded system | embedded]] in [[Network service | networking applications]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yazzy.org/docs/NetBSD/Embedding_NetBSD.pdf |title=Embedding the NetBSD Operating
In June 2008, the NetBSD Foundation moved to a [[BSD_licenses#2-clause_license_("Simplified_BSD_License"_or_"FreeBSD_License") | 2-clause BSD license]], citing changes at UCB and industry applicability.<ref>{{cite web | date = 2006-01-08 | url = http://www.netbsd.org/Misc/about.html | title = About the NetBSD Project – What is the NetBSD project? | publisher = The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. | access-date = 2006-04-22}}</ref>
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