i tried freebsd and surprised that pf is already included.
that and zfs (no partition, can use whole disk).
i'm considering using freebsd on both server and laptop from now on.
will i miss anything?
that and zfs (no partition, can use whole disk).
i'm considering using freebsd on both server and laptop from now on.
will i miss anything?
Both OpenBSD and FreeBSD are boringtech(tm). It just work, without all the drama, changing init systems and or system tools every couple years. It really depends on your workload, but with FreeBSD, you can run linux/windows/whatever in BHYVE or virtualbox if you need something specific ...
I've ran FreeBSD servers with ZFS and jails (bastille) before, but I usually fall back to OpenBSD (if storage <100G) or SmartOS (storage >100G -> ZFS). Really depends on the workload. Give it a shot or mention what you need.
I think that OpenBSD tends to be better on laptops.
Maybe freebsd...maybe user ;)