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**0xBADCODE** · 14 April 2014, 05:43 PM

Epic slap in the face of BSD nuts. But 100% truth.

While initial post can cause pain in the rear for BSD fans, I can admit it true.

To add a bit, BSDs also tend to lack proper package management system and also inclined on "base system" crap up to degree it goes counterproductive and screws everything up, most notably emdedded usage. Then BSD license is a crap when it comes to operating system. One of very first *nix-like machines I used was VPS using FreeBSD. It proven to be pain in the rear! Hard to maintain. Unstable. And best of all: while it has been ages ago, company who implemented this tech proven to be very BSDish in nature, denynig others chances to use and improve this tech. So right now you can see thousands of Linux VPS and VM/cloud things. But virtually no BSD-based ones around, since each and every company using BSD did the same. So now BSDs are sucking at that. But in fact both Linux and BSDs had that VPS containers techs for comparable time. But with drastically different result. BSD licensing is counterproductive and kills OS development. And those who fail to see this are just blind or silly or absolutely inclined being proprietary corps footpads.

**Akiva** · 15 April 2014, 02:55 AM

BSD should not die

Because; it is great competition; spurring forth interesting debate, and great technologies.

**nasyt** · 13 October 2014, 05:55 AM

Originally posted by endman View Post

Which shows FreeBSD usage share declining while Linux usage shares are increasing:

This will end soon as SmartOS and other Illumos based Server OSes catch up.

**nasyt** · 13 October 2014, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by endman View Post

BSD is not better on servers especially now when virtualization is a must and BSDs have been found time and time again to be slower, less reliable and less robust then Linux or even Windows.

BSD is not even good for the embedded side as it has very poor scalability and an install with only a partial base system is already too bloated and slow compared to a full desktop Linux install.

Best regards
endman

LinSUX anyway. Long live OpenSolaris.

**brosis** · 13 October 2014, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by nasyt View Post

LinSUX anyway. Long live OpenSolaris.

OpenSUXlaris anyway. Long live typewriter.

Tis - my 999 post. Epic.

**nasyt** · 13 October 2014, 02:51 PM

--LOL--

**System25** · 14 October 2014, 04:59 AM

Originally posted by nasyt View Post

LinSUX anyway. Long live OpenSolaris.

Isn't it shameful when something sucks even when compared to suckers? That's what your solaris and BSD crap does when compared to Linux

You see, Linux supports more hardware, there're larger communities and as the result there are loads of software as well. Who would write drivers for new hardware? Who would package thousands of programs? Do you honestly think OS can be value on its own, regardelss of these issues? Somehow, Oracle literally killed Solaris. Sun did it wrong when releasing source under CDDL and too late. But then it maybe had some chances. But Oracle finished it, without mercy. From what I can see, there're no communities around solaris who will be considered as some serious force which can compete on par with others. Say thanks to Sun for being stubborn and Oracle for helping it to finally die. And those who rely on system with a single vendor really deserve their sad fates.

**nasyt** · 14 October 2014, 08:52 AM