> the GNU/Linux driver land is full of closed blobs
> [...]
> Ever wondered why GNU’s GUIX doesn’t support Nvidia? That’s because the drivers are provided as blobs, and therefore closed-source. As a result, the work needed for BSD support is difficult and slow
Isn't it pretty much the only example of this? As long as you don't pick nvidia, you won't have proprietary drivers running.
Of course there are many firmware blobs. It's an issue, I would prefer not running any proprietary firmware, but I don't see how it would be a bigger issue in BSD land.
So yes, the issue is programs assuming Linux (though doesn't many people in the OSS ecosystem using Mac help a bit?), hardware support, and not as much help from the internet. Not too surprising, I would expect this; and the hardware support is what prevents me from considering *BSD. I didn't think of the fact you are not going to be on the bleeding edge too on *BSD, and that would be relevant to me, since I run a rolling distro and take this somewhat for granted.
Bonus note:
> You try to Kagi[6] it and nothing
I would suggest "look it up" as a term that will remain stable and doesn't advertise a particular search engine. The best thing is you won't need a footnote either (however, I sympathize with the wish to make people use something else than Google).
Isn't it pretty much the only example of this? As long as you don't pick nvidia, you won't have proprietary drivers running.
Of course there are many firmware blobs. It's an issue, I would prefer not running any proprietary firmware, but I don't see how it would be a bigger issue in BSD land.
So yes, the issue is programs assuming Linux (though doesn't many people in the OSS ecosystem using Mac help a bit?), hardware support, and not as much help from the internet. Not too surprising, I would expect this; and the hardware support is what prevents me from considering *BSD. I didn't think of the fact you are not going to be on the bleeding edge too on *BSD, and that would be relevant to me, since I run a rolling distro and take this somewhat for granted.
Bonus note:
> You try to Kagi[6] it and nothing
I would suggest "look it up" as a term that will remain stable and doesn't advertise a particular search engine. The best thing is you won't need a footnote either (however, I sympathize with the wish to make people use something else than Google).