Today is #FreeBSD day, and I think the very best thing I can say about it is that it makes computing fun again. One of my favorite parts of learning computers was the sense of exploration and potential. A computer and its OS was a landscape I could explore. I could make discoveries of what it could do and how it worked, then what I could do with it. I also enjoyed the feeling of conducting this exploration on my own in the quiet of the lab, home office or bedroom. Nothing demanded my attention or interfered with my pursuit. The computer was a private sanctuary where I could focus, learn, do fun things and even play games. FreeBSD (and the other BSDs) still give me this feeling. There's always more to learn, and when I do, it makes sense. It also usually still matters after 5, 10 or more years. It's stable and predictable. It gives me capable tools that inspire creativity. It solves annoying problems simply and elegantly so that I can focus on forging ahead. It honors privacy and allows me to own my computer. The documentation is wonderful and the community is great.In a world where it's become increasingly difficult to find joy and fun in computing, I am immeasurably thankful for FreeBSD. #RunBSD
