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FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Tries Daily Driving FreeBSD on Laptop

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-On-Laptop-Driver
16•Bender•52m ago

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bombcar•37m ago
Ten minutes a day is a daily driver? Short commute!
866-RON-0-FEZ•25m ago
Oh my god this lady should be running a pet shop. She's had this role since 2005 and is only now dogfooding the software for 10 minutes a day? Stunning and brave.

Imagine Linus Torvalds or Theo from OpenBSD using Windows out of convenience. Unthinkable.

thayne•22m ago
It's possible she used it on a server. But yeah...
866-RON-0-FEZ•19m ago
I knew people running FreeBSD on the desktop back in 2003. If it was good enough for them then, I'm sure it would be good enough for a corporate figurehead literally being paid to send emails all day. Could they not scrounge up enough cash for a Thinkpad in the last 20 years?
type0•4m ago
I tried FreeBSD on tower pc in 2003, it's not that it was completely unusable it but compared to Linux it was like night and day. Now it's still not perfect, more like midnight and evening.
dnautics•22m ago
With ~zero unix experience (I was moving from BeOS), I ran FreeBSD full time as a chemistry grad student from 2003-2009, on a Dell XPS, and mostly had no problems. What's changed?

(I'm interested in leaving linux and going to FreeBSD)

neko_ranger•20m ago
how is this not the most embarrassing thing ever?
jcoder•12m ago
I'll never understand why people think this looks human:

  What Made This Time Different
  This time, I didn't just install FreeBSD.
  I created a system for learning and success.

  Clear goal: FreeBSD as my daily driver
  Daily habit: 10 minutes minimum
  Accountability: post the journey on Linkedin
Gee, why not let the agent try FreeBSD for you and do the posting directly
calvinmorrison•12m ago
whats more embarassing is the shit tier presentation slop. "This time I didnt just install FreeBSD. I create a system for learning and success".

Anyone who wrote this has no business with FreeBSD or open source.

dburkland•11m ago
As soon as I saw the title I immediately knew what the comment section would look like (and rightfully so).
dogcow•8m ago
As a long time FreeBSD user, the Foundation has really failed to impress me in recent years. This is a really dumb post. 10 minutes a day is not "daily driving."

Although I still love and use FreeBSD, I've redirected my donations directly to the OpenBSD project. While FreeBSD may be the more practical choice for many scenarios, I personally find OpenBSD more appealing.

righthand•4m ago
Why not split the donation and give it to both. I’ve never understood this “There can only be one!” mindset in tech space around software. We all have to use the same vending machine and be sure to hate any other vending machines that aren’t the best one as proclaimed by society.

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