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Re:Ask HN: Does FreeBSD Have a Future? on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @11:49PM (#36981135)
Linux has the opposite problem of BSD.

Linux has a collaborative unified kernel and a fragmented distro and package manager ecosystem.

BSD has unified distros with userspace, package manager, and fragmented kernels NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS etc.

I would love to know what it would take to get unified a BSD kernel and singular base distro.

I like the idea of having a BSD type OS that is not ruled by an oligarchy or big industry like Linux appears to be.

Sadly a BSD desktop/laptop user experience has way too many gaps on modern hardware to be useable. Linux is an easy choice today and has most cutting edge features supported.