Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 10:50:42 -0700 From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which OS for notebook Message-ID: <AANLkTi=XR8n9XQfzqtXV7o9EPa=VYO=ADAjciNb_xjZy@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4CAB2731.9090502@exonetric.com> References: <BLU0-SMTP206334E008974E47D19DF37936D0@phx.gbl> <4CAB25B1.6050906@radel.com> <4CAB2731.9090502@exonetric.com>
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On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Mark Blackman <mark@exonetric.com> wrote: > There's also the whole train of thought that says FreeBSD isn't really > aimed at the desktop/laptop/notebook use model and any benefit in that arena > is entirely coincidental. That tends to be my perspective. Linux tends to be more useful on laptops and desktops, where up-to-the-minute hardware support is needed. For servers, where stability is important, I tend to prefer BSD, all other things being equal. Besides the mindshare issue that's been mentioned, part of the problem here is the balkanized nature of open source licenses, too. Linux driver code is useless to FreeBSD developers because the GPL isn't compatible with the BSD license.
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