I confirm the fact that linux binaries were noticeably faster at least in 2000, when I was using it exclusively. Also I had a laptop with a broken memory module

I confirm the fact that linux binaries were noticeably faster at least in 2000, when I was using it exclusively. Also I had a laptop with a broken memory module. Linux would panic unless I put it in the fridge (don’t ask me how this came about, but it helped), but freebsd was stable, apart from some crashing applications. And the kernel configuration was easy to read and understand.