FreeBSD on the Modern Developer Laptop: Promise, Pain, and the Framework Test Case
As laptops like Framework push open, repairable hardware into the mainstream, a quiet question is resurfacing: is FreeBSD finally a viable daily driver for serious developers? A recent hands-on exploration offers a nuanced look at its cohesion, security posture, tooling gaps, and culture—revealing an OS caught between elegant design and self-inflicted friction.