<s>
DesktopBSD	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Unix-derived	O
,	O
desktop-oriented	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
stability	O
of	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
ease-of-use	O
of	O
K	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
Environment	I-Language
3	I-Language
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
default	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopBSD	B-Application
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
customized	O
installation	O
of	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopBSD	B-Application
was	O
always	O
based	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
's	O
latest	O
stable	O
branch	O
but	O
incorporated	O
certain	O
customized	O
,	O
pre-installed	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
KDE	B-Application
and	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
utilities	O
and	O
configuration	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
misconception	O
about	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
was	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
rival	O
to	O
TrueOS	B-Application
as	O
a	O
BSD-based	O
desktop	B-Device
distribution	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
similar	O
in	O
structure	O
and	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
was	O
started	O
approximately	O
one	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
PC-BSD	B-Application
project	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
PC-BSD	B-Application
release	O
came	O
out	O
before	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
project	O
intended	O
to	O
rival	O
the	O
other	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
completely	O
independent	O
with	O
distinctive	O
features	O
and	O
intended	O
outcomes	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
uses	O
ports	O
and	O
packages	O
for	O
additional	O
software	O
installation	O
,	O
whereas	O
PC-BSD	B-Application
introduced	O
PBIs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
announcement	O
stated	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
and	O
final	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
project	O
"	O
because	O
the	O
lead	O
developer	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
contribute	O
the	O
time	O
required	O
to	O
maintain	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
roadmap	O
for	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
2.0	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
on	O
the	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
site	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
posted	O
screenshots	O
of	O
a	O
GNOME3-based	O
desktop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
September	O
2009	O
DesktopBSD	B-Application
1.7	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
