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Has it been successful? NetBSD seems to be more popular. Last time I used freeBSD was as a child circa 18 years ago.
by psychphysic 3y ago
Has it been successful? NetBSD seems to be more popular.
Last time I used freeBSD was as a child circa 18 years ago.
- wkat4242 3y agoIf that's how you judge popularity? FreeBSD is far more of a general OS, NetBSD is more known for its minimalism and extreme breadth of hardware support. It can run on almost anything. But in terms of usage numbers I'm pretty sure FreeBSD trumps it.
- assimpleaspossi 3y agoCan't provide a source but the last one I saw showed NetBSD usage as miniscule by comparison.
- sp0ck 3y agoRegarding NetBSD that is not true today. Linux has much more wider adoption on many different hardware. Toaster days are over :)
- mishac 3y agoWhy do you think NetBSD is more popular? Of all the BSDs FreeBSD is by far the most widely used.
- pxc 3y agoA free software project doesn't have to be ubiquitous, or even popular, to be a success. Things like usability, usefulness, technical excellence, beauty, community activity, contributor-friendliness, and longevity are all legitimate software successes, each in their own right. Never mind the veracity of the reasoning you gave— why are we even looking for reasons to discount and dismiss a beloved, storied, ongoing F/OSS project like FreeBSD?