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I'm a little skeptical of using an OS as a work machine that I can't/won't deploy to for my work. (I write network services and web apps that run on Linux serve

I'm a little skeptical of using an OS as a work machine that I can't/won't deploy to for my work. (I write network services and web apps that run on Linux servers.) I also have a long and storied history of despising ports. I'm convinced that people that actually like ports have nothing better to do with their time than compile/tweak packages.

rohshall 14y ago
You are right about wasting time in compiling ports. That is why I like OpenBSD where packages work - similar to that of the Linux world.
bulibuta 14y ago
The ports system is for developers only. Not recommended for end-users. Binary packages are the way to go. It's emphasized in the FAQ multiple times and also across most tutorials and mailing lists. So your statement is just uneducated and ignorant.
- codewright 14y ago
  It doesn't get emphasized in the FreeBSD community at all, maybe it's different for OpenBSD.
  - bulibuta 14y ago
    Of course it's different. There are two, almost entirely, different projects. That includes the documentation.