Post #3869313
2026-07-16 21:50 UTC
@cmccullough@polymaths.social @nixCraft@mastodon.social was on Linux my first two years (mid-90s), then moved to BSD and never looked back. The stability, consistency, and overall ethos is far more conducive to what I was to do with computers (use them for stuff, not spend time trying to make them work correctly)
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@superball@norcal.social 2026-07-16 22:13
@darkuncle@infosec.exchange @cmccullough@polymaths.social @nixCraft@mastodon.social How techy do you have to be to install and use BSD? My Linux Mint install turned out to be complicated, because my laptop is old; I only managed it because of Fedi help but have been happy with it. If it’s that hard or harder to switch, it’d be a tough move for me.
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@cmccullough@polymaths.social 2026-07-16 23:45
@darkuncle@infosec.exchange Nice! Thanks for sharing. I've been a Linux user for 30+ years, with my first distro being Slackware. I used FreeBSD on and off for a few years, but I think it might become my main OS. Things have really changed. I like what they are doing for the desktop and laptops. @nixCraft@mastodon.social