Matt Hartley, who is using Linux full time himself gives 7 reasons why BSD operating systems are preferred over Linux (but he also admits that BSD has its shortcomings):
- BSD is dead simple
- Create your own OS
- Speed
- Stability
- Software packaging
- Security
- Suitability for intellectual property (IP)
Follow this link for the full reasoning.
And a related sort of article I thought I’d link to:
Why you should use a BSD style license for your Open Source Project
This document makes a case for using a BSD style license for software and data; specifically it recommends using a BSD style license in place of the GPL. It can also be read as a BSD versus GPL Open Source License introduction and summary.
Please don’t start a flame war on BSD and GPL; I know all the pros and cons; I’m only providing links to articles, so if you don’t agree with the views held, please leave comments on the website I’ve linked to
Software packaging was the reason I got into FreeBSD. The other reasons are nice bonuses!
I got into FreeBSD for the babes! The FreeBSD babes are far hotter then Linux babes!
I run FBSD for the devil logo ;-)