[CIPHERSTONE]

My frustration with BSD is in the desktop arena when wanting to use a laptop. Want to use modern laptop hardware? Good luck. I get that this use isn't the core that BSD focuses on, but seriously, it's a huge potential market for people that want a secure/stable system. Right now you either need to use extremely old hardware (Thinkpad T60 era) or face many obstacles. Which is a pity.

[davisr]

This is a lie: no you don't need to use old hardware. I use a Thinkpad X1 Carbon (5th gen) and everything sans-fingerprint-reader works perfectly with FreeBSD 12.1, entirely built from source and ports. The trackpad even works buttery smooth, with inertial scrolling using the Synaptics X driver.