Linux vs. BSD
Many bytes have been written comparing these two on the hosting field, yet none of them seems to come out as the big winner. Some benchmarks may clearly highlight some Linux features while others prefer BSD, though usually the people behind this comparative articles tend to be somewhat biased towards one particular operating system thus showing a twisted reality about the facts.
BSD wise things are simpler, among FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD, FreeBSD definitely gathers more sympathy from hosting providers for its superior performance and documentation. So the title of this post at Host Mag should really be "Linux vs. FreeBSD" particularly so with the latest versions of both Linux and FreeBSD kernel which surely put them apart.
The truth is both Linux and FreeBSD are up to the task of web hosting or any other kind of hosting and as long as you are not receiving massive loads of traffic the differences should not be noticeable. There are indeed subtle dissimilarities performance wise, buried deep down the two kernels due to distinct implementations but those show up only under extreme traffic conditions.
So if you're not a big Internet Service Provider or a hosting company don't waste too much time choosing between these two based on comparison charts but rather use them both and learn for yourself which one suits you best. Although Linux obviously still has an edge on the desktop due to its huge developer community providing the latest device drivers on the server domain FreeBSD speaks the same language. Both being POSIX compliant Unix clones the interface is pretty much the same, albeit some minor details like command options, device names, packaging systems or directory structure.
BSD wise things are simpler, among FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD, FreeBSD definitely gathers more sympathy from hosting providers for its superior performance and documentation. So the title of this post at Host Mag should really be "Linux vs. FreeBSD" particularly so with the latest versions of both Linux and FreeBSD kernel which surely put them apart.
The truth is both Linux and FreeBSD are up to the task of web hosting or any other kind of hosting and as long as you are not receiving massive loads of traffic the differences should not be noticeable. There are indeed subtle dissimilarities performance wise, buried deep down the two kernels due to distinct implementations but those show up only under extreme traffic conditions.
So if you're not a big Internet Service Provider or a hosting company don't waste too much time choosing between these two based on comparison charts but rather use them both and learn for yourself which one suits you best. Although Linux obviously still has an edge on the desktop due to its huge developer community providing the latest device drivers on the server domain FreeBSD speaks the same language. Both being POSIX compliant Unix clones the interface is pretty much the same, albeit some minor details like command options, device names, packaging systems or directory structure.
