FreeBSD 10.2 Released

moderators_are_w*nke writes with news that FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE is now available. Here is the download page, the release notes, and release errata. Features highlights: The resolvconf(8) utility has been updated to version 3.7.0, with improvements to protect DNS privacy. The ntp suite has been updated to version 4.2.8p3. A new rc(8) script, growfs, has been added, which will resize the root filesystem on boot if the /firstboot file exists. The Linux® compatibility version has been updated to support Centos 6 ports. Several ZFS performance and reliability improvements. GNOME has been updated to version 3.14.2. KDE has been updated to version 4.14.3.

Comments

Really like FreeBSD

[Anonymous Coward]

It's a real pity that FreeBSD and the BSDs in general don't get more love from Slashdot. Linux seems to have stolen the thunder from the BSD camp, but in all honesty, FreeBSD rocks. It makes a far better server than Linux for the vast majority of cases. I used to run BSD servers, both FreeBSD and BSD/OS back in the day. Never, ever had an issue save for HW failures. Cannot say the same for Linux on identical HW. FreeBSD handles load that bring Linux to its knees. I've always agreed with the statement that "Linux is hacked together, while FreeBSD is engineered". In general, I think the BSDs are better written pieces of software.

Re:Really like FreeBSD

[walterbyrd]

Agree: BSD is a far better server than Linux. More stable, more standard, better engineered.

Also, unlike Linux, BSD is still values POSIX, and UNIX philosophy.

Re:Really like FreeBSD

[TheRaven64]

The Linux community has a whole has some ADD notion that tools are disposable and to replace them with the latest greatest tool. This is just a sign that no one put any thought into the original tool.

(FreeBSD developer, so beware that there may be some bias here:) In my observation, there's a tendency for Linux developers to identify a problem and immediately implement and ship a solution. In the FreeBSD community, there's more of a tendency to identify the problem, step back and try to find a more general solution, then implement that. This means that Linux often has the solution right now, whereas FreeBSD often lags a bit, but when the FreeBSD solution exists it's a lot more pleasant to work with (compare kqueue vs epoll + timerfd + eventfd + ..., for example).

Both approaches have upsides and downsides. I generally prefer the end result of the FreeBSD approach, but it still sucks when you're in the window (often a couple of years long) where Linux has a bad solution and FreeBSD has no solution at all.

Re:Painless upgrade

[Bengie]

FreeBSD foundation has a server that was originally FreeBSD 5.0 32bit and has been in-place upgraded all the way up to FreeBSD 9.3 64bit, not to mention migrated through several physical servers through the years. There are still original FreeBSD 5.0 binaries that are still running and to which they no longer have the original source code.

Even when pushed beyond any sane limits, FreeBSD keeps on trucking.

Re:PC-BSD is pretty good, too

[michaelmath]

I tried OpenBSD on a new Dell laptop. I thought I would end up writing over it, but I experimented and found that it is awesome. Everything I want is working: encrypted home partition, sound (hd-intel), 3d hardware accelerated graphics (intel card), suspend, wifi internet (with a tiny dongle), my wireless mouse, touchpad. all of my favorite applications are in ports and chromium is working fine. After all that I ended up keeping Openbsd as my desktop. It feels much cleaner, I like how everything is organized. Of course it can't use as many devices as linux. YMMV