[Maursault]

I prefer BSD to Linux for a few reasons. Firstly, BSD is not encumbered by GPL. Also, any BSD is a complete operating system while Linux requires distros subject to the whims of their creators, which seem to focus on form over function. Any long term stability is almost accidental, and there is no standard edition of Linux. Lastly and I think most importantly, the centralized BSD ports system is more trustworthy than an untracked number of repositories and sources. Actually, these complaints about Linux aren't about Linux, they're mostly about GNU. Linux is just a kernel, and it's fine, really. GNU is the problem.

[kennend3]

> Firstly, BSD is not encumbered by GPL. Also, any BSD is a complete operating system while Linux requires distros subject to the whims of their creators, which seem to focus on form over function

This "BSD is a complete operating system" that you speak of... Do you mean FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragnonFly BSD, Darwin?

Thankfully BSD is not subject to teh whims of any distro?

[jen20]

Each of {Free,Open,Net,DragonFly}BSD is its own operating system, complete with tree, system call interface and ports tree. This is not the same as the distribution model Linux has - the BSDs have diverged substantially from one another.

[uni_rule]

Has anything workable been made from Darwin in the past decade or has Apple mostly left that community high and dry?

[jayp1418]

Agreed. Also all BSDs have different characteristics.

Linux it self can't use GPLv3 shows that it is not innovation supporting License