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Re:An Open Letter to the FreeBSD Foundation, Core Team, Comm... by INTPenis on Friday November 03, 2023 @12:04PM (#38130733)
It's funny how nothing has changed in 20 years. We used to say "hotmail uses FreeBSD" and now you guys are saying "netflix uses FreeBSD" as your source of pride.

Well, I still get more done on Linux.

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Re:An Open Letter to the FreeBSD Foundation, Core Team, Comm... by jedberg on Friday November 03, 2023 @12:56PM (#38131531)
> Well, I still get more done on Linux.

No doubt, so do I. FreeBSD is good for very specific things like rock solid stability and intense networking. But for general purpose use I too prefer Linux, because it gets all the new toys first.

If I want to build a rock solid stable internet service, I reach for FreeBSD. If I want to use a Unix desktop I reach for MacOS. If I want to have a personal server for messing around with or running some proof-of-concept app or website, I reach for Linux.

Each has its uses.

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Re:An Open Letter to the FreeBSD Foundation, Core Team, Comm... by grahamjperrin on Saturday November 04, 2023 @09:07PM (#38146939)
> It's funny how nothing has changed in 20 years.

Not as funny as things changing without you noticing ;-)

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