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FreeBSD is now available for the desktop, in a roundabout way. Colin Percival, a maintainer and release engineering lead for the open-source OS’s release, announced the desktop distro on Thursday. “Most people think of FreeBSD as being a server OS which is used only via the command line, but as anyone who has attended a BSD …

  1. Doctor Syntax Silver badge

    “Indeed, I've carefully designed the AMIs to behave as much like Windows images as possible,” he added, “with the exception, of course, that since they run FreeBSD, you don't have to pay for the operating system.”

    I don't suppose he really means that Microsoft now own your (virtual) PC.

  2. VoiceOfTruth Silver badge

    FreeBSD is far 'cleaner' than Linux

    It boggles the mind just how convoluted and complex Linux is these days. It wasn't always so.

    FreeBSD, in comparison, is very 'clean'.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: FreeBSD is far 'cleaner' than Linux

      I know what you mean, but I'd prefer to use the word "chaotic" over "complex"

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: FreeBSD is far 'cleaner' than Linux

        Utter trainwreck also works.

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