Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 28

Thread: is bsd better than linux?

  1. #11
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Beans
    582

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    It's different but something that is different can't really be "better". I like BSD and when the ATI Support is stronger I will use it because I prefer it to Linux.

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Oklahoma
    Beans
    Hidden!

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    I just like BSD. I think it's better than Linux. Talk to most people here, and they'd say Linux was better than BSD.

    Better is subjective.

  3. #13
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Beans
    Hidden!

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    I like FreeBSD very much.

    Is it better than Linux? I think it mostly is, but it also depends on what you are doing.

    For virtualization BSD is not as good as Linux, other than that I think it's better.

    I installed it on my laptop. After having wireless issues, and annoyances with the Linuxes, FreeBSD was so simple.
    I installed it and the wireless card just started up!
    I didn't even have to scan for a signal is automatically found it and connected.

    Just be aware that the FreeBSD install is very basic.

    You'll have to configure everything yourself to set it up for a desktop environment, (I'm using XFCE with it)

    The Linux compatibility is nearly perfect, you can run just about any Linux software (Flash is still a problem because Adobe will not release a FreeBSD version) and there's no difference in speed.

    Also some of the commands are a little different than in Linux. (I think it's because FreeBSD was not System V based)

  4. #14
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Oz
    Beans
    4,405

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    I used PC-BSD (FreeBSD) a couple of years or more ago for a while. It was fine, the community was nice but quite small. I couldn't do some things that I wanted to with PC-BSD so I moved on.

    I currently use FreeNAS, which is a superb FreeBSD based NAS distro(?). The only fault I could find with it (FreeBSD) is the somewhat limited hardware support for things like PCI SATA cards. It certainly supports a lot of RAID cards though.

  5. #15
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Beans
    289

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    The question is exactly as good as: is openSUSE better than Ubuntu? Or: Is Ubuntu better than Fedora?

    Greetings,

    m

  6. #16
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Oz
    Beans
    4,405

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    Quote Originally Posted by mikjp View Post
    The question is exactly as good as: is openSUSE better than Ubuntu? Or: Is Ubuntu better than Fedora?
    To a point I agree.

    Though there is an unfortunate difference, in that the BSD's don't get quite as much support as the Linux distro's do; demonstrating itself in the fact that there is software that is available & running on most of the Linux distro's that is not available on the BSD's.

  7. #17
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    USA
    Beans
    Hidden!
    Distro
    Ubuntu Development Release

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    Quote Originally Posted by handy View Post
    Though there is an unfortunate difference, in that the BSD's don't get quite as much support as the Linux distro's do; demonstrating itself in the fact that there is software that is available & running on most of the Linux distro's that is not available on the BSD's.
    Thus, the BSD Linux emulation layer.
    Spiralinear: Humanity & Machines
    RUNNING: Fedora | FreeBSD | Windows 7

  8. #18
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    hacking on my Debian box
    Beans
    1,305

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    The original question has very much to do with licenses. BSD uses a "weaker" free software license than Linux, which uses the "strong" GNU GPL copyleft free sotware license. Those two are incompatible, thus you must choose one. I much prefer the GNU GPL.

    http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-copyleft.html

  9. #19
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    USA
    Beans
    Hidden!
    Distro
    Ubuntu Development Release

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    Quote Originally Posted by glotz View Post
    The original question has very much to do with licenses. BSD uses a "weaker" free software license than Linux, which uses the "strong" GNU GPL copyleft free sotware license. Those two are incompatible, thus you must choose one. I much prefer the GNU GPL.
    No need to start a flame war on licensing and rights. If you are going to put a comment like this in a thread, explain why the BSD license is "weak" and why the GPL is "strong. And do so in your own words.

    The BSD license states that whomever can do whatever they wish with the source, including close it, but that there is no warranty, and none of the original authors have any liability. This is about as "free" as in "non-restrictive" as licenses come, without being Public Domain. The GPL, in general protects the code, in that it ensures that the code stays free, more than the coder.

    Now that my two cents are in, some further reading:
    Spiralinear: Humanity & Machines
    RUNNING: Fedora | FreeBSD | Windows 7

  10. #20
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    hacking on my Debian box
    Beans
    1,305

    Re: is bsd better than linux?

    You don't understand the question if you see a flame war here. It's obvious on the other hand already since you seem to support the BSD side of things. The OP asked a question and I answered it.

    These terms strong and weak are not my invention. Strong means you cannot restrict the rights of consecutive users. Weak is the opposite. Copyleft licenses are better for the end user and the community.

Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •