MidnightBSD, a FreeBSD-based desktop operating system, has quietly updated its README to reflect a new geographic restriction. The project has added a clause that bars residents of any country, state, or territory with OS-level age verification mandates from using MidnightBSD
Genuinely asking, why would you use FreeBSD when there already is Linux?
“Linux” is like 12 different software projects in a trench coat. Like people in a trenchcoat, the whole thing falls apart if one of them goes missing. The BSDs (and most other sane operating systems, for that matter) are a monolith developed together for each other
FreeBSD has a fantastic handbook for starters. The whole system from the kernel to the userland is developed concurrently and fit together really well. Linux distros are all a hodgepodge of different parts with often only arbitrary or esoteric differences.
The filesystem layout is cleaner and makes more sense than what Linux distros typically do.
The network stack is super performant, so it’s great for servers. Security tools are also top notch.
Jails have done containers and virtualization extremely well for decades.
Native ZFS alone is a reason to use it. It’s the best filesystem. BTRFS has barely caught up with it.
DTrace for profiling performance and finding bottlenecks is fantastic and super powerful.
Less free software zealotry and crusaders leads to a friendlier community.
FreeBSD has proper UNIX pedigree.
More freedom, because you can for example distribute your own appliance that‘s based on FreeBSD without being restricted by the legal complications of the GPL.
Every FreeBSD release has 4 years of support.
Especially for servers, it’s great.
TrueNAS is based on FreeBSD and the best OS for a NAS, I have found so far.
Unfortunately TrueNAS dropped FreeBSD. I’m still on the FreeBSD version, but need to leave TrueNAS or switch to the Linux based version. I’ve not decided what to do yet.
I’m going to be testing XigmaNAS. If I’m not crazy about it I’ll likely just run a pure install of FreeBSD
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