Comparing Linux with the BSDs is really apples and oranges. The BSDs have a very nicely integrated base system, everything just works(TM) and everything works together. When you only ever used Linux or Apple with homebrew, you never experienced a system where all basic tools really fit and work together.

Linux is a pragmatic choice, but it is an Unix-clone made by PC people. The BSDs are a Unix operating system for PCs made by Unix people. We loose something very important if the BSDs get totally out of style/forgotten.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You make a very good point about Chrome. If Google was not the lord of development I might actually have nodded along with that as well.

My BSD experience comes from Truenas core which did not play nice with docker and needed a ton of custom work with jails. They have since moved to Linux with scale and suddenly everything integrates a lot more nicely.

Though there are multiple Linux versions as well maintained by different companies. But the altruistic dictator still plays a key role. I'm not sure what my opinion is now.

[–] wolf@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Well, I funnily enough also agree with you, having just one widely used browser engine for all platforms sounds great in theory... (Until someone decides to not let you block advertisement anymore...;-))

Docker is one of the reasons I use Linux and for all practical purposes nearly all open source software is developed for Linux and later ported to the BSDs (if one is lucky) - so, again, I am also using Linux because it runs what I need to run.

I simply would love to have some practical and relevant options for OSS operating systems. I fully understand that this is not going to happen and Linux won.

Anyway, have a good day!