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diff --git a/content/2023/desktop-freebsd-wont-improve-unless-people-are-using-it.md b/content/2023/desktop-freebsd-wont-improve-unless-people-are-using-it.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..560ec07 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/2023/desktop-freebsd-wont-improve-unless-people-are-using-it.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +--- +title: "Desktop FreeBSD won't improve unless people are using it" +category: "software" +abstract: I have hits from /r/bsd, but almost none of those people are using BSD +date: 2023-03-29T21:15:51+02:00 +year: 2023 +draft: false +tags: +- FreeBSD +- Reddit +--- +Shamelessly, I posted my previous post, [FreeBSD on a Thinkpad Extreme G2](https://d-s.sh/2023/freebsd-on-thinkpad-x1-extreme-g2/) on [/r/bsd Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/BSD/comments/124v5cm/freebsd_on_a_thinkpad_x1_extreme_g2/). + +The result, some 24 hours later, is 100 visitors. Out of that 100, 57 are using a desktop. Out of that 57, only 2 used FreeBSD—2%. No other BSDs are recorded. + +People who are into BSD don't use BSD. This seems to be a reason for lacking hardware support. If no one uses FreeBSD, no one will encounter those problems. If no one encounters them, no one will fix them. + |