From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 6 10:03:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7C37106569F for ; Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:03:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from edmunds@it-depo.lv) Received: from smtp.it-depo.lv (smtp.it-depo.lv [159.148.37.66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 632548FC12 for ; Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:03:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from edmunds@it-depo.lv) Received: from [10.40.10.252] (unknown [10.40.10.252]) by smtp.it-depo.lv (ESMTP daemon) with ESMTP id 7DC0F8A4511 for ; Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:55:34 +0300 (EEST) Message-ID: <48E9DD54.6070102@it-depo.lv> Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:41:40 +0300 From: Edmunds Bergs Organization: IT Depo SIA User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20080925) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20081005120024.5D445106576D@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20081005120024.5D445106576D@hub.freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SVQtREVQTw==-Scanner: Found to be clean X-SVQtREVQTw==-Scanner-SpamCheck: not spam (whitelisted), SpamAssassin (score=-3.609, required 1, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL -0.72, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_SECURITYSAGE 1.51) Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD a suitable choice for a MacBook? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: edmunds@it-depo.lv List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:03:44 -0000 Hi. I think (IMHO) you can try some desktop orientated linux distro (ubunutu; kubuntu) or freebsd based PC-BSD desktop. If you are more experienced user and know what you`re doing then you can take some server orientated stuff and install it also as desktop. In fact it depends on your needs and what you really want to get from your box. Best Regards, Edmunds ============================= freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org wrote: Message: 10 Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:25:39 +0200 From: Eirik Wix?e Svela Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD a suitable choice for a MacBook? To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <48E8A433.40108@nynorsk.no> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thank you for your reply, David. You seem to be answering a question I did not ask, but allow me to respond briefly in any case: I have been using the operating system since January, and I am full aware of its line of inheritance as well as the UNIX 03 certification, and I have no major beef with it for everyday purposes. However, for all its ease of use and outstanding graphical user interface, I still find that its crossbred nature makes for a somewhat untidy system when dealing with nitty-gritty UNIX tasks such as enabling and configuring the firewall, configuring the system for maximum security (the default file permissions allow everyone to watch what's inside everyone else's home directories, for instance), installing an application by hand and so on. I also much prefer the free software movement and its principles to Apple and its "principles". Now, could someone answer my original question? Regards