> I just can't find any serious use-cases where FreeBSD would be of any advantage. Ditto. I definitely like the idea of FreeBSD (and, even more, OpenBSD), but

> I just can't find any serious use-cases where FreeBSD would be of any advantage. Ditto. I definitely like the idea of FreeBSD (and, even more, OpenBSD), but neither really seems worth the pain. The fact that I can't just rely on third-party software working means that I can't use either for my personal desktop (I like to play proprietary games) or even for servers (without extensive testing ahead of time, anyway). As for the license, I prefer the GPL over the BSDL. I don't see why third parties should be permitted to forbid their users from enjoying the same rights they themselves received. Nuts to that. And, honestly, as much as BSDs are a nicely-integrated software suite, they are an old nicely-integrated software suite. As much as the GNU userland is … weird & inconsistent, it's also really powerful. I like having an ls which has added options since 1986. I'd love to love the BSDs, but … I don't.