Hi folks, I was just testing out for the first time FreeBSD 10.0 today. I am coming from the Linux world and have been using Linux for around 4-5 years. Some people will ask why I did a move to FreeBSD. I will start with what features I do expect from an operating system in 2014:
Pros
Cons
This thread is not intended to create a flamewar, it is more to give feedback about what I would like to see in the next few years (GUI installer, better Nvidia support and more automatic X configuration). After going through this pain one time, once everything is configured, the system is super stable, super secure and I am very happy with it! To terminate this, I've been out the Windows world since more than five years .
Pros
- Full disk encryption, if it is not even an option at the setup, then just forget about it, not even done for professional computing.
- Fonts, fonts are ugly on Linux, I tried to fix them for hours since years.
- Hardware support stability (unplug headset and have to restart the X server?), that is bad, but I do not have this issue on FreeBSD.
- Good documentation on how to configure stuff.
Cons
- The installation is only available in text mode, what about if I am a loser using FreeBSD?
- Hands on, I had some fun around getting the Nvidia driver to run out of the box. Once done, I did say a few F*** because the mouse and keyboard were not working. I had to install some extra package.
- Sound was not working out of the box. F*** again, but I found the solution.
This thread is not intended to create a flamewar, it is more to give feedback about what I would like to see in the next few years (GUI installer, better Nvidia support and more automatic X configuration). After going through this pain one time, once everything is configured, the system is super stable, super secure and I am very happy with it! To terminate this, I've been out the Windows world since more than five years .