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BSD Vs. Linux
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this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2024
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Glad you brought up the software point. Back when I tried I had the same issue, but no one mentioned it when I was hearing about why I should try out a BSD system. Seems that even open source software often doesn't have any of the BSD's in mind and you end up needing to use that linux compat thing I remember seeing. If that even works for whatever you are trying to use.