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0 pointsAdieuToLogic1mo ago0 comments

> I use FreeBSD at work every since day and while I don't hate it, I do wish we just used Linux. There are more guides, tools, etc for Linux than for FreeBSD.

Regarding guides specifically, FreeBSD has exceptional resources:

  FreeBSD Handbook[0]
  FreeBSD Porter's Handbook[1]
  FreeBSD Developers' Handbook[2]
  The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System[3]

Not to mention that the FreeBSD man pages are quite complete. Granted, I am biased as I have used FreeBSD in various efforts for quite some time and am a fan of it. Still and all, the project's documentation is a gold standard IMHO.

0 - https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/

1 - https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/

2 - https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/developers-handbook/

3 - https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Design_and_Implemen...

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grahamjperrin1mo ago

> Regarding guides specifically, FreeBSD has exceptional resources: FreeBSD Handbook …

Ahem.

<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1rpnd05/comment/o9...> for the ZFS chapter "… telling people to do the WRONG thing, …"

<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1ru0k9u/comment/oa...> for the ports chapter "… misleading, it was wrongly updated: …"

– and so on.

> … the project's documentation is a gold standard IMHO.

Documentation certainly is not gold standard. I'm a former doc tree committer, familiar with many of the bugs …

AdieuToLogicOP1mo ago

> Documentation certainly is not gold standard. I'm a former doc tree committer, familiar with many of the bugs …

As "a former doc tree committer", I am sure you are aware that no set of documentation artifacts are without error of some sort. To be exact, you provided two examples of your identifying what you believe to be same.

I stand by my statement that the cited FreeBSD resources are "a gold standard" while acknowledging they are not perfect. What they are, again in my humble opinion, is vastly superior to what I have found to exist in the Linux world. Perhaps your experience contradicts this position; if so, I respect that.

andxor1mo ago

Arch Linux wiki is the gold standard and better than FreeBSD.

anthk1mo ago

Arch Wiki can't never cover a userland+kernel documentation by design. FreeBSD does. Arch it's utterly lacking in tons of areas. Forget proper sysctl documentation. Say goodbye to tons of device settings' documentation. Forget iptables/NFT's documentatiton on par of PF.

ZWoz1mo ago

I don't agree about that ZFS issue. Using whole disk isn't inheritantly wrong. When you have data pool separated from boot disks, using whole disks is better. No need to create partition table, when replacing disk. No worring over block alignment.

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