From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 17 21:02:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C52B116A423 for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:02:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from europa100@comcast.net) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49BF143D5F for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:02:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from europa100@comcast.net) Received: from lm741n.dyndns.org (c-24-20-8-31.hsd1.or.comcast.net[24.20.8.31]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2006011721015901500ai42je>; Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:01:59 +0000 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:01:43 -0800 From: Rob To: freebsd Message-Id: <20060117130143.3567e6ef.europa100@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <20060117200231.GJ14213@dementia.beyondnormal.net> References: <7349.212.160.155.37.1137518111.squirrel@poczta.b.win.pl> <43CD3F73.2040003@matzsoft.de> <20060117200231.GJ14213@dementia.beyondnormal.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.0.0 (GTK+ 2.6.9; i386-portbld-freebsd6.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux/ vs. OpenBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:02:31 -0000 On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:02:31 -0500 Mike Hernandez wrote: > On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 09:32:30PM +0200, Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT wrote: > > any idea when i'll be able to use my sound card on freebsd ;) ? > > [high definition audio :p] > > changing the topic ;) > > missed listening to music :'( [my speakers will get rot soon, dont even know > > if they still work :p] > > You know it could be worse, you could be using OpenBSD and then you'd never > even have a chance at getting a proprietary driver to work. ;) In the meantime > why don't you spend $5 and get a cheap sound card to give you something to do > while you wait?:) > > OpenBSD vs. FreeBSD vs. Linux opens up a new old can of worms... or is that > an new can of old worms? > > Mike Hi, My experience with FreeBSD on the laptop has been very good. And even OpenBSD isn't too bad for a laptop these days. Their generic kernel picks up most of the hardware. Rob Lytle ------------------ http://home.comcast.net/~europa100 Rob Lytle Home Page