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Old 07-15-2012, 06:38 PM  
kazymjir
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Yeah you could, but BSD works best when you use the built-in ports system.
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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And unfortunately the ports are not always up to date with versions available on linux.
Unfortunately, true. Linux is a lot more popular and more widely used, so it takes priority.

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I didn't want to make the switch but had to do what was best for production.
End result is the most important thing. If your server works better after the switch, you did a good move
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