Calling FreeBSD "just a distro" is verging on insulting. It's an operating system.
replyWell, as they're a FreeBSD dev, I would be surprised if they pointed anyone in a different direction.
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replyFreeBSD is not a distro. It's not even Linux; it's a completely different kernel and operating system that traces back to even before Linux. It's honestly closer to Darwin than it is to Linux; macOS is technically a BSD. (Not FreeBSD though.)
replyDarwin is its own thing really. There are parts from BSD, there are also parts from Mach and there are also unique parts.
replyFreeBSD is not a distro
replyWhat does the D in BSD stand for again?
replyDistribution. Which is a different word than distro, with a different meaning. Like smart and smartass.
replyWhile you’re correct that FreeBSD is not a Linux distribution, the word “distro” is literally short for distribution. It doesn’t have a different meaning like smart and smartass, it’s more like repo and repository.
replyDistribution. But it’s not a Linux distribution.
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