I tried both as a teenager. At the time I ended up sticking with Linux, but even in retrospect it&#x27;s hard to quantify why. I remember though that it felt more understandable and &quot;approachable&quot; somehow. It was little stuff like bash vs csh or the presence of ever so slightly more modern editors and utilities.<p>I think if FreeBSD would have put a bit more effort into modernization and community in the early to mid 90s we&#x27;d all be using it more now. It&#x27;s guts were superior at the time and in a few ways still are.