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FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE Reviewed

Posted by michael on from the other-white-meat dept.

ValourX writes "Here's a full review of FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE complete with screen shots, a short comparison with GNU/Linux, and some notes on migrating to FreeBSD from Windows and GNU/Linux."

3 of 510 comments (clear)

  1. Not a good release to review. by legcramped · · Score: 0, Troll

    *BSD is dying :).

    Seriously, 4.8 release is much more stable than 5.1. Reviewing 5.1 is a bit dumb really. I've used both 4.8 and 5.1 and I have only had a few crash problems with my sound card driver on 5.1. Other than that they work perfectly.

    Linux is still the ultimate free software desktop OS though. FreeBSD is good for hackers of all ages and servers, but definately not a desktop OS for newbies...

    Bri.

  2. Obligatory Michael Slam. by gekkotron · · Score: 0, Troll

    There he goes again, posting another inflammatory, non-topical invitation to a flame war.

    Oh wait. This one's actually a valid article.

    Never mind.

  3. Re:The author is a bit too GNU-centric in his acco by rking · · Score: 0, Troll

    BSD IS THE WALKING DEAD, and thus, is UN-STOP-ABLE :)

    You're obviously confusing BSD with Plan 9.