Subj : FreeBSD?
To : Chickenhead
From : Bencollver
Date : Sat Nov 02 2019 12:01 pm
Re: FreeBSD?
By: Chickenhead to All on Fri Nov 01 2019 17:43:36
> So...anyone using FreeBSD here?
>
> Mostly I've been a Linux snob since about 1992 when I started messing with t
> SLS distro...but recently, especially after systemd, I have been experimenti
> with FreeBSD. And liking it, a lot.
>
I don't currently run FreeBSD, but i have in the past. I helped a friend
set up a FreeBSD laptop running KDE back in 1998. I have also used
NetBSD and OpenBSD extensively. I love the expertise and friendly can-do
attitudes in the NetBSD community, and the ambition and beautifully
written documentation in OpenBSD.
My host machine runs Linux mainly because it has better driver support
and virtualization options. I started with Unifix Linux in 1995. It
came with hardcopy documentation that included important manuals and
walkthroughs. I found this helpful because i didn't always have
Internet connectivity.
I feel there is something not quite right about systemd. It mainly has
to do with perceived hostility towards users. The same can sometimes be
said about the OpenBSD project, whose leader is on the record inviting
misbehaving users to go kill themselves. That is not necessary. The
world is harsh enough as it is.
What are you liking about FreeBSD so far? I believe FreeBSD was the
first BSD to come out with a comprehensive handbook. In my opinion
that is highly praise-worthy.
