The binary size difference is caused by the linker used.
Linux used GNU ld while FreeBSD used llvm lld. lld runs faster and produces smaller binaries.
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/why-are-freebsd-binaries-smaller-than-linux-ones.93571/
The binary size difference is caused by the linker used.
Linux used GNU ld while FreeBSD used llvm lld. lld runs faster and produces smaller binaries.
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/why-are-freebsd-binaries-smaller-than-linux-ones.93571/

Complete changelog: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/compare/24.06rc1…24.06rc2
Official release announcement is not yet made though.
Iso images are available for download after the stabilization week at the end of May. In that phase of the development, committers were encouraged to stop adding features and address bugs instead.



https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/14.1/
I wish you an easy and productive update 🙂

https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/14.1/FreeBSD-14.1-RC1-amd64-bootonly.iso