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What do you guys think about FreeBSD? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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What makes BSD stand out as its own system? I've been thinking about installing it in a new computer mainly for reading but I don't know much about it.

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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I’m going to get crucified for this… for a desktop end-user it’s basically Linux with completely different syntax, lesser hardware compatibility and limited support channels.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I am certainly not going to crucify you for it. While FreeBSD is a fantastic operating system, its hardware support is lacking.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I really wish it was more popular. The userspace feels way more cohesive and the GNUisms of some Linux utilities is annoying sometimes.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    that’s the catch though: it’s more cohesive because it’s not popular… people work and design and finesse it into a standard… linux however is popular so has a lot of opinions going into it! and that reinforces itself: it has a lot of stuff so that makes it popular and it’s popular so that means it has a lot of stuff!

    BSD is great for what it’s great for and Linux is good for… pretty much everything

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