Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors

[Wojciech Puchar]

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> I think the list you're looking for when you talk about only discussing
> the base-system already exists (probably stable or arch). This is
> freebsd questions- and the nature of the list according to the
> all-knowing handbook IS for newbies, people who probably won't
> understand the difference between third party and base.

there is freebsd-newbies for this.

this group is "freebsd-question" = questions about FreeBSD.

That's THAT simple, unless you like it to be more complicated.