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FreeBSD 5.1 Review and BSD Roundup

Posted by timothy on from the large-lasso dept.

securitas writes "Both eWEEK's review of FreeBSD 5.1 and ExtremeTech's BSD overview and roundup (single page) will be of interest to BSDers and anyone else who wants to explore their open source OS options. The review of FreeBSD 5.1 says it lacks the stability of v4.8 but adds features that some may find useful (for example, more processor architectures are supported) so it shouldn't be considered for critical deployments yet. And the BSD round-up speaks for itself."

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  1. Flash 'n' Trash by SavoWood · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I started reading the article, and found the summation of why I prefer BSD.

    ...the BSDs have always been the choice of system administrators who cared more about integrity, security, and reliability, than sizzle and flash.
    --
    Plant a tree in a developing country.
  2. FreeBSD = top quality by koinu · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I am using FreeBSD stable since over a year now on my Intel-PC. I noticed I have everything I need here.

    The best is, my PC is a regular desktop PC. I can watch DVDs and TV, listen to Oggs, burn CDs, chat and now I am writing this comment. :)

    I have uninstalled Debian. I don't need it, because FreeBSD has got the best Linux emulation in the world. I can even play regular 3D-accelerated games with top frame rates.

    I don't understand why people are bitching about FreeBSD. It is easy and even trivial to use. You can install it in many different ways. Experts mostly use minimal installs or even the floppy install.

    You can choose between packages or ports, whatever you wish. There are 9000 software ports and they compile without problems. A simple 'make install' in the proper directory is enough to fetch dependencies and install the package. Most of them are pre-configured in a a way which is appropriate for many users. Before and after installation you will get further hints what to do and how to use a port.

    The manpages are good. You get examples and a centralized configuration file. I don't need to mention the possibilities if you want to use FreeBSD as a firewall. And the VM is top quality! Heavy load is no problem. You can still listen to your MP3 or watch an AVI while dd'ing a harddisk.

    FreeBSD is my favorite OS.