by Cao | Oct 7, 2016 | FreeBSD vs Linux, macOS, OSX, X vs Y
Michael Larabel of Phoronix performed several benchmark tests between the latest FreeBSD (note that it is not the official 11.0-RELEASE), Ubuntu, and macOS Sierra operating systems on the MacBook Air. The tests performed range from SQLite, OpenMP, to the LLVM Clang...
by Cao | Jun 20, 2015 | FreeNAS, X vs Y
This article compares FreeNAS with NextentaStor Community. They are both storage operating systems, FreeNAS being based on FreeBSD. Original: http://www.freenas.org/freenas-versus-nexenta/ High Level Comparison FreeNAS and NexentaStor Community are Storage Operating...
by Cao | Mar 11, 2015 | FreeBSD vs Linux, X vs Y
FreeBSD user anismaj explains FreeBSD to users of Linux that are looking to make the switch, or try out something new. Original post: http://www.unixmen.com/comparative-introduction-freebsd-linux-users/ Introduction BSD was originally derived from UNIX and currently,...
by Cao | Jan 15, 2015 | FreeBSD vs Linux, X vs Y
Here’s another Linux vs BSD comparison, by user Danny Stieben of MakeUseOf. At MakeUseOf, we cover Linux quite a bit as the “alternative” to Windows and Mac OS X. However, those aren’t the only three operating systems out there — there’s also the BSD family of...
by Cao | Dec 17, 2014 | FreeBSD, OpenBSD, X vs Y
This blog post by Guillaume Kaddouch compares the security capabilities of FreeBSD and OpenBSD. OpenBSD and FreeBSD are both great OS that I admire and use. OpenBSD is considered more secure since it is its main goal, but FreeBSD can be tweaked to be pretty well...
by Cao | Jun 5, 2014 | FreeBSD vs Linux, X vs Y
In this article by the Brio Team, Linux and FreeBSD are compared in terms of its developers, security, licensing, and compatibility with hardware and software. The author also explains which one may be a better fit for a specific user. In addition, it discusses the...