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how is the experience with #freebsd on a #server ?

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    OK I've a question for #FreeBSD users that have converted their 15.0-RELEASE system to pkgbase. Has it gone successfully and was following the FreeBSD handbook enough to convert without issue ? Or should I just stick with freebsd-update until I'm forced to upgrade to pkgbase ?https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#_upgrading_a_host_using_freebsd_basePS I'm blaming @caleb@goodfeeds.net for peaking my interest and they are being held totally responsible if I break something. ๐Ÿคช
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    FreeBSD Foundation Budget Summary<https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Budget-Approved-Summary.pdf> (September 2025) โ€• via <https://freebsdfoundation.org/about-us/about-the-foundation/financials/2025-freebsd-foundation-budget-summary/> @FreeBSDFoundation #FreeBSD #Foundation
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    Does anyone manage to use the #keyboard media controls in #FreeBSD #Xorg? I have a DasKeyboard with a volume jog that works out of the box on #OpenBSD. The events seems to be working using xev tester. It regognizes the RaiseVolume and LowerVolume events. Not sure where to actually start looking for a solution. #RunBSD
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    @stefano This is indeed a great post. Refreshing to read - the author didn't distro-bash but instead highlighted how needs were met.I have been leaning toward #FreeBSD after 20 years on #Debian, which has a special place in my heart. However, FreeBSD's *consistency*, elegant design, and better documentation are driving factors and I just can't look away. Over these two decades, Linux has definitely changed. It's no longer what it once was: a #Unix clone. It's evolved into its own thing. Software does that and that's OK. But a lot of the changes or "improvements" have been needlessly reinventing the wheel with a worsening user experience and convoluted results. The audio subsystems (ALSA -> PulseAudio -> Pipewire and of course the mess that is/was JACK) and #SystemD are two big examples.On SystemD, I don't disagree that Linux needed a modern init system. SystemD is faster, but from a human perspective it's worse. I am now typing *more* characters to manage services. Is there a reason why it couldn't be designed to manage services like:> $SERVICE start/stop/restartInstead, we are left with:> systemctl $SERVICE start/stop/restartBut I digress.#TBT I fell in love with FreeBSD when I first started my Linux journey in the mid-2000s, but only dabbled in it as it was never in any production environment I managed.I have a FreeBSD VM sitting in my lab somewhere but due to other factors rarely do I get to it. I'm thinking it's time I grab a spare laptop, load it up, and use it as a daily driver to really force myself to learn it.