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Re:Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux (2020) by loeg on Saturday August 06, 2022 @12:56PM (#32369677)
> But my point is that if you can make it work on desktop Linux you will make it work on FreeBSD as well, given some decent skill.

As someone who has run Linux and FreeBSD desktops for years -- no, Linux on the desktop is actually quite a bit better and easier to use than FreeBSD.

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Re:Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux (2020) by gtirloni on Saturday August 06, 2022 @02:39PM (#32370506)
> Linux on the desktop is actually quite a bit better and easier to use than FreeBSD.

As someone who actually started learning *NIX on BSDs and later switched to Linux, I think "quite a bit better and easier" is an understatement. I tried the latest FreeBSD last year on a not so recent Lenovo laptop and it was a horrible experience.

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