Reviews of FreeBSD

1. 
   debonair

   Reviewing 7.2 (May 8, 2009)

   my server OS of choice for many years. My only gripe is that zfs hasn't been fully integrated in the bootloader yet which prevents anyone to using it on the boot partition (root can be done, not boot).
2. 
   adamlau

   Reviewing 7.1 RC2 (Dec 29, 2008)

   Been off and on with FreeBSD since 4.x, easy to install, responsive when running, tuneable, slick port management, kernel compilation is not a chore as it is with a number of Linux distros. But lose two full points from five for not supporting a number of my newer hardware platforms as driver and hardware detection support is spotty. Laptops are hit and miss. I want to move away from Xubuntu into my BSD comfort zone, but until hardware support is improved, I'll have to wait until 8.x stabilizes before the transition. Hopefully.
3. 
   zridling

   Reviewing 7.1 RC2 (Dec 26, 2008)

   If you're not using the extremely friendly Linux distros like Fedora or openSUSE, then you owe it to yourself to load FreeBSD. You get the same look (KDE for me) and tools in a total package that is stunning in this version. Hardware support continues to grow.
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   The only thing I added was the Bash shell. To do that: pkg_add -r bash or install from the ports. Then run chsh which will give you a vi window, change the "Shell: /usr/bin/csh" to "Shell: /usr/local/bin/bash".
4. 
   ssb

   Reviewing 7.1 Beta 2 (Oct 14, 2008)

   Not an alternative, not simply a Unix-like, not another distribution, not some kernel plus GNU, but the real thing. The best OS for *NIX perfectionists.
   
   HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
5. 
   zridling

   Reviewing 7.1 Beta (Sep 12, 2008)

   This along with PC-BSD is just freakin' fabulous. Nearly impossible to screw up, FreeBSD makes everything easy, starting with a lightning-fast installation.

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