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What are the benefits of running (open)BSD on a workstation? Especially a laptop? I've got the same questions about macOS to be honest
by LAC-Tech 5y ago
What are the benefits of running (open)BSD on a workstation? Especially a laptop?
I've got the same questions about macOS to be honest
- Ar-Curunir 5y agothis is a troll, right? MacOS is much better for most users than Windows or Linux, and I say this as someone who used desktop Linux for 10+yrs before throwing the towel in.
- ILMostro7 5y agoThat's a subjective and misleadingly useless response.
- socialdemocrat 5y agoLarge selection of well designed and user friendly applications. Stuff just works because software and hardware is well integrated Not to mention consistency. On all other competing platforms consistency across applications tends to be rather bad.
- aerique 5y agoYes, but what about macOS?
- ILMostro7 5y agoCommercial/Proprietary software support, mainly. Certain companies or institutions may require Windows or MacOS only. I prefer MacOS ecosystem (*nix-like) to Windows.
- bogeholm 5y agoI develop data engineering/science applications at $BIGCORP daily on a Mac, targeting Linux instances on AWS. What I like: - It’s UNIX, and has been since Snow Leopard, that makes some development tasks easier. YMMV - I like the UI (personal preference) - MS Office stuff is native - I’ve heard the fan on my M1 box twice in a year - Can run x86 Docker images via emulation, usually seamlessly Docker is running in a Linux VM of course on a Mac, so there’s a slight performance hit. Even all the SIP stuff doesn’t get in the way, in my experience.