You must have already heard a lot about Linux competing with Windows (or the other way around), but in this article we will discuss how good the FreeBSD is against Microsoft Windows.
There have been quite a couple of programs scheduled on TV channels regarding the comparison of FreeBSD vs Linux in which FreeBSD is sneaking slightly ahead of Linux in some departments of the features. And hence we can now see a FreeBSD vs Microsoft Windows competition, with the release of latest version of FreeBSD (8.2-RC3) it has dominated the information technology usage and we have seen hundreds of downloads already and implementation of FreeBSD 8.2 on various web servers and other server machine.
Not to mention the fact that home users are also nowadays fancying their chances of education and professional career build-up by using FreeBSD. So just like Linux has given a real tough time to Microsoft Windows, it’s now FreeBSD’s turn to smash the market of Microsoft down to real low figures.
With too little servers running Microsoft Windows and millions of machines being hosted on Linux and Unix respectively, Microsoft is already having a tough time in the market. Only advantage of Microsoft over Open Source operating systems are, that they are widely used amongst newbies and home users.
But with latest versions of Linux distributions and FreeBSD (i.e. 8.2-RC3), the world of Open Source is becoming more and more open book for newbies and home-users as well. At every new distribution or (its) version, the developer of OSDL are aiming at making the Interface of the Operating System as much user-friendly as possible that too by keeping the hardcore features of the Operating System still intact 100%.
FreeBSD at the beginning was even more difficult than Linux as far as its installation, maintenance, and configuration is concerned. But just like Linux, the developer of FreeBSD are also working on simplifying the user interface of the operating system by restricting the manual labor work required by the end-user and automating the required jobs that used to be done manually and with advanced programming knowledge.
So it’s an Operating System with freedom yet style, cl(–foul word(s) removed–)y looks, and user-friendliness at its best. The graphics of FreeBSD are no less than Linux hence making them also one of the toughest competitor of Microsoft Windows.
So the bottom line is that, FreeBSD 8.2-RC3 is out and you folks should really give it a try -as the developer lads have really gave their heart out this time so that end-users could enjoy the Operating System at the optimum level of efficiency.