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Originally Posted by peedy
Yeah you could, but BSD works best when you use the built-in ports system.
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If you set compilation flags and other stuff properly, you can get better results than from packages. Good old Gentoo works this way - setting custom compilation settings to get the most of your hardware.
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Originally Posted by peedy
And unfortunately the ports are not always up to date with versions available on linux.
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Unfortunately, true. Linux is a lot more popular and more widely used, so it takes priority.
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Originally Posted by peedy
I didn't want to make the switch but had to do what was best for production.
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End result is the most important thing. If your server works better after the switch, you did a good move
