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Linux also has more drivers for older hardware. Or just hardware. I installed FreeBSD on a ThinkPad T400 back in 2016... I was royally unimpressed with all t
by xiii1408 8y ago
Linux also has more drivers for older hardware. Or just hardware.
I installed FreeBSD on a ThinkPad T400 back in 2016... I was royally unimpressed with all the shit I had to go through to get drivers working on what is probably the most supported laptop of all time for the open-source community.
I would shudder to think about setting up an encrypted BSD dual-boot with Mac OS on my MBP, like I do with Arch.
And I mean this not to degrade BSD; I did love the design. Just, like, I don't want to spend all my time installing drivers from source and writing custom scripts to control my backlight and CPU fan.
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- int_19h 8y agoConversely, I had recently installed FreeBSD on Thinkpad X1 gen6, and had zero issues with any hardware (although I did have to disable Secure Boot first, but it's hard to count that against BSD).
- xiii1408 8y agoOh, wow, that's good to hear. Maybe they've improved a lot in the past two years.