Author here: I get where you’re coming from and long term, I agree. I don’t want FreeBSD to slowly turn into "Linux but different."

For me though, the Linuxulator is about practicality today, not philosophy. It lets me use one or two tools (like the VS Code server) without changing how I actually run my system. Everything else stays native FreeBSD.

It's optional, isolated, and doesn't pollute the base system. If native ports exist and work well, I'll always prefer those. But when something critical doesn't, the compatibility layer keeps FreeBSD usable in modern workflows instead of becoming limiting.

So yeah.. I see it more as a bridge, not a direction.