Darwin

Summary

Darwin is an Unix-like operating system^[1]. Darwin ranks in the top 4% of unix_like_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Darwin's image is recorded as GNOME 2 running on openDarwin (2004).png^[3].
• Darwin's instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system^[4].
• Charles Darwin is named after Darwin^[5].
• Darwin's based on is recorded as NeXTSTEP^[6].
• Darwin's based on is recorded as FreeBSD^[7].
• Darwin's follows is recorded as NeXTSTEP^[8].
• Darwin's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.^[9].
• Darwin's part of the series is recorded as XNU^[10].
• Darwin's part of the series is recorded as Q11368^[11].
• Darwin's part of the series is recorded as FreeBSD^[12].
• Darwin's copyright license is recorded as Apple Public Source License^[13].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 17.3.0^[14].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 18.0.0^[15].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 19.0.0^[16].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 19.2.0^[17].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 19.3.0^[18].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 20.1.0^[19].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 21.0.0^[20].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 21.5.0^[21].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 22.1.0^[22].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 123.5^[23].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 124.7^[24].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 124.13^[25].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 201^[26].
• Darwin's software version identifier is recorded as 201.5^[27].

Body

Publication

Part of include macOS^[28], a proprietary operating system^[29], founded in 2001^[30]; iOS^[31], a mobile operating system^[32]; tvOS^[33], a television operating system^[34], founded in 2015^[35]; and iPadOS^[36], a mobile operating system^[37], founded in 2019^[38]. Series this is part of include XNU^[10], Q11368^[11], and FreeBSD^[12].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include XNU^[10], Q11368^[11], and FreeBSD^[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Darwin's follows is recorded as NeXTSTEP^[8].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Darwin include Darwine^[39], a free software^[40].

Why It Matters

Darwin ranks in the top 4% of unix_like_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).^[2] Darwin has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]

Entities named for Darwin include Darwine^[39], a free software^[40].