[lambdaba]

Do you find issues with software not packaged for FreeBSD? How's the Wayland situation?

I'm a NixOS user, I have a strange attraction to FreeBSD for years even though I used it only briefly (it sounds silly but running "top" on a bare FreeBSD is so... satisfying and peaceful). Overall I wonder if there's anything to be missing from Linux. Why wouldn't I use FreeBSD?

[vermaden]

> Do you find issues with software not packaged for FreeBSD?

For example?

I use Cargo packages for some software that was not in the Ports and it worked well. Also downloading binaries for both FreeBSD and Linux and running them works. For Linux version I would say it depends - mostly works.

> How's the Wayland situation?

Dunno. I use X11.

> Why wouldn't I use FreeBSD?

If you need KVM virtualization or 'fat' desktop clients like Discord or Slack for example.

There are no USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 features for VirtualBox (as they are closed source and for Linux only).

There is no Opera or Brave browser as they are not open source ...

Currently 802.11ac and 802.11ax WiFi does not work on FreeBSD. There is some first work committed for Intel AX200 and AX201 likes committed to 14-CURRENT but not sure how it works. Most 802.11n WiFi cards should just work. I have Intel 6300 WiFi - which is rather old as it comes from 2011 ThinkPad W520 - but a lot newer WiFi cards also work.

Hope that helps.

[lambdaba]

Nothing too bothersome, newer wlan I suppose will be available soon enough, but I just found out that Docker isn't working ATM. Anyway, I really want to use FreeBSD so I'll probably go ahead soon-ish :).

Thanks!

[vermaden]

Yeah, Docker is unavailable on FreeBSD.

Same as Jails are unavailable on Linux systems :)