Comment I'm a big FreeBSD Fan, but . . . (Score 0) 21
I'm an OG Solaris (x86/SPARC) person who started at 15 in 95', then Linux/FreeBSD a few months after. Linux has lost it's way.
FreeBSD has taken what was great from Solaris, BUT . . . .
For someone who wants to run it on a laptop and or desktop it's not there yet. And sadly, the support for wifi and graphics are through a Linux KPI emulation layer; like that's not a performance hit.
I was excited to go FreeBSD on a Frame.Work 16 laptop, and I had to piece meal it to get it semi functional like I did with Linux back in the mid 90s.
Sure, there's a few models that are working right out of the box, but FreeBSD stated they'll try to get full support for a few Laptops and FW 13 & 16 are the two top at the list. Both of those laptops aren't bleeding edge or horribly new. I got the FW16 after it was out already 2years expecting it to be close.
When you see that support there on the top tier laptops they are pushing for, then I think FreeBSD will start to make momentum over Linux or least be an desktop/laptop comparable option.
Then maybe some will take interest into developing native drivers directly than using Linux KPI.
I for one would love to see FreeBSD take over past Linux. It deserves its opportunity.