Post AzVuJdpNkCaEABXP72 by gcvsa@mstdn.plus
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 (DIR) Post #AwQDRYnRmhie0cW7AO by stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
       2025-07-23T06:39:31Z
       
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       Edit: this is a positive, pro Open Source post, not a "us" against "them". When an Open Source project makes progress, is a progress for all the Open Source world.FreeBSD 15.0 will allow users to install KDE Desktop directly from the installer. This is great news. I'm reading the comments on various news sites: “It’s too late”, or “What’s the point? No one uses it”. Or even “We already have Linux, we don’t need another OS”.I may sound repetitive, but I really don’t understand why, in the Open Source world, people aren’t happy to have more alternatives to consider. Whether it's social networks, operating systems, or software in general, many seem to get stuck on the most popular solution and almost ideologically reject alternatives. Fear of change? Maybe - which is why progress is welcome, because once they see what other solutions are capable of, I’m sure they'll start to give them a chance.Just yesterday I was talking about this with a colleague, but I’ll write about it in another post. Time for my coffee.#FreeBSD #OSS #OpenSource
       
 (DIR) Post #AwQDRa3583ortOq7Au by AverageDog@mastodon.social
       2025-07-23T09:57:38Z
       
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       @stefanoI am using #FreeBSD as my main operating system since version 1.1.5. It runs on my workplace computer, on my laptop, and on my raspis. I use it for writing books, and I am browsing the web on it right now. Thanks to the FreeBSD developers for their great work over the decades!
       
 (DIR) Post #AzVuJdpNkCaEABXP72 by gcvsa@mstdn.plus
       2025-07-23T08:16:38Z
       
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       @stefano I think the problem with BSD is that it just really doesn't have much benefit for the average end-user, compared with Linux. The BSD license is very attractive for companies looking to build proprietary systems and software on top of the BSD base. The GPL is designed to ensure that companies who build on top of free software reveal their source code, to limit the end-user's exposure to lock-in and orphan software. This is not a matter of ideology; it's a matter of practicality.