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FreeBSD vs Windows: What are the differences?
FreeBSD: An operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. An operating system for a variety of platforms which focuses on features, speed, and stability. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX® developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a large community; Windows: A group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed by Microsoft. A series of personal computer operating systems produced by Microsoft as part of its Windows NT family of operating systems.
FreeBSD and Windows belong to "Operating Systems" category of the tech stack.
FreeBSD is an open source tool with 4.37K GitHub stars and 1.72K GitHub forks. Here's a link to FreeBSD's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, Windows has a broader approval, being mentioned in 10 company stacks & 33 developers stacks; compared to FreeBSD, which is listed in 12 company stacks and 11 developer stacks.
Pros of FreeBSD
- Excellent as Server8
- Very Stable6
- Helpful community4
- Free to use2
- Extremely simple updates and compiles of kernel and use2
- Good for Cloud - Nextcloud2
- Ports and packages system is mature and well-supported2
- Easy to install1
- Supported by major cloud platforms1
Pros of Windows
- Lovely3
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Cons of FreeBSD
- Slower to adopt non-server hardware than Linux1
- Poor support for laptops, especially wireless cards1
Cons of Windows
- Proprietary2
- Not free to use1
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