Most of the modern BSD distros have incredibly advanced and performant packet and networking systems compared to Linux. Some benefits over linux (this is espec

Most of the modern BSD distros have incredibly advanced and performant packet and networking systems compared to Linux. Some benefits over linux (this is especially geared to openbsd): The main reason BSDs are awesome: `pf` is an amazing firewall/routing/shaping system. Stability: BSDs have been far more stable under heavy loads than Linux. Security: Generally (free|open)BSD are far more proactive with security patches and fixes than Linux distros.