Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux (2020)
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HN comment orderI am using freebsd since version 8 for all my server needs (was using linux, but got repelled by its chaos which I dont care about on my laptop, but it pisses me off on server). Some more points: - bhyve, developed by netapp, they ditched all old technologies support and it works faster on my i5 server than kvm on my i7 laptop. Snapshoting using ZFS is not a feature to discard either. - FIBs, absolute miracle routing tables…
I find some points... debatable. For example software: > Normally when you install software on a Unix operating system you find and download the software. According to the title, this is about choosing FreeBSD over Linux, not over Unix. That means the normal way to install is "<package_manager> install <package_name>". For the end user this is just like ports without having to compile anything. Once you don't have the package or the port available, you end up in the same…
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- 2
- Total points
- 777
- Total comments
- 724
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-11 | Technical Reasons to Choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux | vermaden | 5 | 0 |
| 2020-04-13 | Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/LinuxFirst breakout | signa11 | 381 | 361 |
| 2022-08-06 | Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux (2020)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | truth_seeker | 391 | 363 |