Re:Using FreeBSD to make self-hosting fun again
by wkat4242 on Sunday November 02, 2025 @06:35PM
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Apple isn't really BSD. The mach kernel is very different. There's some shared heritage dating back to nextstep but it's very deep. And some userland. But that's really all.
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Re:Using FreeBSD to make self-hosting fun again
by elcritch on Sunday November 02, 2025 @08:28PM
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Sure it's very distinct but the vibe still feels more *BSD due to that early userland. That shared heritage runs deep. I'd also say it also feels more like Solaris/Illumos. Linux has just always had a very different vibe to it.
Re:Using FreeBSD to make self-hosting fun again
by yjftsjthsd-h on Monday November 03, 2025 @02:20AM
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> There's some shared heritage dating back to nextstep but it's very deep. And some userland.
The userland is pretty important. To most Debian users, Debian GNU/FreeBSD would feel more familiar than Alpine/Linux (with busybox and no GNU coreutils).