Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:36:55 -0500 From: Baho Utot <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions About Message-ID: <a7c061b7-9570-7e2e-c59d-37f7e76f9d44@columbus.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <25393.128.135.52.6.1511807312.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> References: <CAH6qqSmDB=j9g5bKQwtL6yJM=n8q8ddmbduOeFb58tZC45pdnQ@mail.gmail.com> <20171127170322.7aaca527bebc2ec32ec95c58@sohara.org> <25393.128.135.52.6.1511807312.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 11/27/17 13:28, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > On Mon, November 27, 2017 11:03 am, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: >> On Mon, 27 Nov 2017 22:04:16 +0530 >> Rahul raj <rahulrny03@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> How Different Bsd operating system from Linux ? >> >> That's a very big question. > > Small question, but calling for big answer ;-) I certainly am not as > knowledgeable as Steve O'Hara-Smith is. I just would add Linux refugee > prospective. > > Over 5 years ago I started seriously looking which system to migrate Linux > servers to. The reason (one of them) was: on average you have to reboot > Linux every 45 days. There is either kernel update or glibc update, so you > have to reboot. Compared to that FreeBSD only has updates requiring reboot > about once a year. Recently there were other big turns Linux took which > very many who use Linux dislike a lot (systemd, firewalld, and friends). > This can be considered question of taste, but for me that just confirmed I > was right when decided to flee servers to FreeBSD. My favorite CentOS > Linux (aka binary replica of RedHat Enterprise) became more like MS > Windows, and farther away from UNIX IMHO. > > Good luck making right choice. You can install two systems on the same > machine, and start using both, then you will make your own choice based on > your own experience. If it is server I would strongly recommend FreeBSD > (or any of close relatives like NetBSD). If it is workstation, it may be > simpler to install FreeBSD based TrueOS (formerly known as PC_BSD). I, > however, preferred a bit more works and have FreeBSD on my workstation and > on my PC laptop. > > Steve mentioned FreeBSD handbook. I would say, FreeBSD is the best > documented system IMO. > > Just my $0.02 > > Valeri > Actually Arch Linux is the best documented system. FreeBSD has nothing that is even close to the docs on Arch Linux site. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide https://bbs.archlinux.org/ https://wiki.archlinux.org/ https://security.archlinux.org/ https://bugs.archlinux.org/ https://aur.archlinux.org/ And this doesn't even account for all the mail list not the IRC channels And they are very helpful
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?a7c061b7-9570-7e2e-c59d-37f7e76f9d44>