FreeBSD at 30 years: Its secrets to success

Re:FreeBSD at 30 years: Its secrets to success by psychphysic on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @02:39PM (#36605080)

Has it been successful? NetBSD seems to be more popular. Last time I used freeBSD was as a child circa 18 years ago.

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Re:FreeBSD at 30 years: Its secrets to success by wkat4242 on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @05:42PM (#36607576)

If that's how you judge popularity?

FreeBSD is far more of a general OS, NetBSD is more known for its minimalism and extreme breadth of hardware support. It can run on almost anything.

But in terms of usage numbers I'm pretty sure FreeBSD trumps it.

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Re:FreeBSD at 30 years: Its secrets to success by assimpleaspossi on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @06:40PM (#36608206)

Can't provide a source but the last one I saw showed NetBSD usage as miniscule by comparison.

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Re:FreeBSD at 30 years: Its secrets to success by sp0ck on Thursday July 06, 2023 @02:24AM (#36612056)

Regarding NetBSD that is not true today. Linux has much more wider adoption on many different hardware. Toaster days are over :)

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Re:FreeBSD at 30 years: Its secrets to success by mishac on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:25PM (#36608675)

Why do you think NetBSD is more popular? Of all the BSDs FreeBSD is by far the most widely used.

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Re:FreeBSD at 30 years: Its secrets to success by pxc on Thursday July 06, 2023 @02:28AM (#36612081)

A free software project doesn't have to be ubiquitous, or even popular, to be a success. Things like usability, usefulness, technical excellence, beauty, community activity, contributor-friendliness, and longevity are all legitimate software successes, each in their own right.

Never mind the veracity of the reasoning you gave— why are we even looking for reasons to discount and dismiss a beloved, storied, ongoing F/OSS project like FreeBSD?

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