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Hello: Let’s make a FreeBSD for “mere mortals”
- jooize 6y agoGood philosophy! > Every application comes in its own directory that can easily be “managed” using the file manager, no need for package managers Didn't catch just how it works, but makes me think of GoboLinux [1]. (Oh, there's a 2020 release of GoboLinux.) Is it not a bad idea to use .app when macOS already does? Perhaps .program would fit. Or could they be compatible so one .app runs on both operating systems? [1] https://www.gobolinux.org/ https://www.gobolinux.org/
- theodric 6y agoDid...did they just invent statically-linked app tarballs? How about we sandbox every app inside its own Docker container, just to be sure?
- rakoo 6y agoYou should read the project page before commenting. Nothing in Gobolinux is statically linked, it's just a different place. Check this page for more details: https://gobolinux.org/at_a_glance.html https://gobolinux.org/at_a_glance.html
- jsilence 6y agoBuilding upon FreeBSD has the advantage that there is the excellent FreeBSD handbook as a single source of authorative information on the OS. Good choice for the project!
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoI've kinda been keeping an eye on Hello since I first heard about it, seeing as I share a lot of opinions on how personal computing should be with probonopd. I wasn't expecting the choice of FreeBSD as a base, though I guess FreeBSD's coherent base system and solid documentation does make it a good fit even if it lacks hardware and application support compared to Linux.
- adamretter 6y agoI downloaded and took this for a spin. I haven't been a serious user of FreeBSD since the 4.x and 6.x days. Your "Hello" distro is an absolute pleasure to use, and reminded me why I used to exclusively use FreeBSD. I am now thinking about installing it as the main OS on an older laptop that I have spare. Excellent work and best wishes.