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No because they serve different needs. But with a bit of effort pkgng + pkgbase can make freebsd-update redundant. pkgbase allows you to define minimal systems in bare-metal, jails & OCI containers. Getting rid of stuff with setuid binaries like the lp commands and ppp is as easy as...

This UFS setup is convoluted and wastes disk space. This seems like an A/B partition scheme with a /C added? Why not take advantage of UFS snapshots? They're not real Boot Environments like ZFS provides and that he masterfully describes here...

freebsd-update is a bit redundant with pkgbase now. I find that blog post by Vermaden a bit difficult to read because it contains lots of graphics that are distracting and the sensationalism. I use only -STABLE & -CURRENT with -latest now. So far the only issues I've encountered with pkgng...

First-class ZFS support is the best selling point of FreeBSD. ZFS is also portable across multiple operating systems: Solaris/Illumos, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Linux, MacOS X, etc. ZFS doesn't need that much memory if you don't enable online deduplication. Just don't use it on devices without wear...

This is a subjective perception. That ZFS snapshots are not backups is an objective fact.

ZFS snapshots are not backups. ZFS boot environments are the single most important thing to avoid shooting yourself in the foot, and the steps are arguably more complicated, so I don't see the added value.

In the README you state that pkgbase has many drawbacks and you only mention "the complexity of the commands to type to upgrade". I think this is way over-engineered because you're trying to support every upgrade scenario like RC, STABLE, CURRENT, etc. With ZFS boot environments all the fears...

Where is pkgb-update? I can't find it in ports.

/usr/local being used for packages is a nice isolation.

This comment is entirely subjective and lacks objective actionable items one can work on. This is the kind of comments that create tempests in a teapot like a few months ago. You have to be more specific. pkgng ain't perfect but you can open bugs in their issue tracker on github. pkgng is...

You can use the -r option to limit the scope to specific repos.

ports is FreeBSD's baby. NetBSD adopted it and OpenBSD inherited it from NetBSD. OpenBSD's is simpler because of this. pkgsrc is a bit messier. If you have umask 077 as root `make install` is not smart enough to avoid it. But it's also used by SmartOS (Illumos) and other operating systems...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong For FreeBSD to be like Linux at least these 2 conditions should be met: 1. Stuff coming from separate repos. FreeBSD has the FreeBSD-src monorepo. 2. Both ports & pkgbase installing to /usr. FreeBSD ports installs to /usr/local (though I wish...

This is not even wrong lol.

Windows doesn't have packages. Sigh. I see both pkgbase and rcd as exciting developments. The only thing missing in pkg right now is BE integration like in Solaris/Illumos and also Linux distros with openSUSE's zypper.

Most of her projects are really dope.

The chips having AES extensions is what makes all the difference with OpenVPN + DCO.

Using a 12C/14T processor for a 8 port firewall mini PC is a bit excessive, IMO. I have 2 Intel GMKTec's. They're indeed nice. But I needed a better excuse for spending on yet another mini PC so I chose AMD lol.

This device will be used for experiments only. A Raspberry Pi with 16GB (plus case and SSD) costs 3x and this AMD box is 4x faster. It also has 2 2.5G Ethernet ports.

The G11 arrived. Installed FreeBSD & NetBSD 11 on it. Had to install FreeBSD 16 because it has the rge driver for RTL8125BG. Only the MediaTek MT7921 ain't working yet.