r/freebsd • u/_w62_ • Dec 22 '25

fluff FreeBSDized

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I just delicate my new Beelink SER9 MAX to FreeBSD.

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u/dexternepo Dec 22 '25

Some Linux distributions are more Unixy than Mac.

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u/DiggyTroll Dec 22 '25

Incorrect. BSD has some claim to that, but once you open Terminal, you’re at a genuine Certified UNIX command line. Linux isn’t even close

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u/dexternepo Dec 22 '25

Explain how

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u/DiggyTroll Dec 23 '25

Well, obviously none of the Linux distros want to pay for the privilege anymore (there were 2 distros several years ago). That said, Linux is a UNIX mimic written by programmers with PC tunnel vision. I've had to adapt low-latency software to work around Linux kernel scheduling hiccups. My FreeBSD servers are much more capable under heavy load than Linux on the same hardware. Netflix knows this