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FreeBSD In Q2-2022: More Than 30k Ports, Driver Improvements, Better Linux Compatibility
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Originally posted by darkoverlordofdata View PostMost FreeBSD (Unix) usage is corporate - for example, Netflix uses it.
Originally posted by darkoverlordofdata View PostIt predates Linux by about a decade, and it's firmly entrenched.
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Originally posted by Danielsan View Postat least on Debian when a package doesn't have a maintainer anymore is removed
Even in Debian, there is a huge amount of "almost abandoned" packages which are technically "owned" but not actually "maintained" in any realistic sense. I'd argue that the bar for removal is still way too low--the amount of abandonware in the archive is very high. The FreeBSD ports isn't really in much of a different situation. However, because the ports are collectively maintained in a single repository, it's way easier for ongoing maintenance to prevent bitrot--everything is continually rebuilt via a proper CI workflow. That is not true of Debian, where packages are still maintained in isolation and built on an individual (but automated) basis.
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Originally posted by MartinN View PostI've been using Linux in one way or another since '99... always been slightly jealous of the fact all FreeBSD development goes toward a single distro.... instead of 50+ irrelevant and less than a handful relevant Linux distros.
If you want what the "FreeBSD" distro is offering, 95% of it is developed in the Linux Kernel and GNU Coreutils projects.
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Originally posted by vermaden View Post
For features and simplicity that is not possible with Linux.
Some of that is described here:
- https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2020/...quare-freebsd/
And I would not call it simplicity and then refer to a website listing this disgusting relic of a init system as a feature.
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Originally posted by Volta View Post
Who, devs? They know their code base and have well deserved positions in the project. Where would they fit in Linux after such switch? It would be downgrade for them.
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I've been using Linux in one way or another since '99... always been slightly jealous of the fact all FreeBSD development goes toward a single distro.... instead of 50+ irrelevant and less than a handful relevant Linux distros.
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Originally posted by uid313 View PostWhy don't they just move to Linux instead?
Some of that is described here:
- https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2020/...quare-freebsd/
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