From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 18 00:18:51 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 0BBDD16A41F for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:18:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hakmi@rogers.com) Received: from smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.79]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 43A3943D45 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:18:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hakmi@rogers.com) Received: (qmail 23730 invoked from network); 18 Jan 2006 00:18:49 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:From:To:Subject:Date:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:In-Reply-To:Thread-Index; b=qcbLoTWfCu7K4OVeIs9z+23pNUjWqcFT5SXTxfdrdyNAcx8mG0CKkpB3/ilucIdZo3TnzJ2sV8z3MVDSLWqicnke4bJmj6JMON+71OLLncdKkrfbUxNvuf1Bdal7PJ+jwfCt9NiEAZmxg1Uj56F/u2PQBUsUiLRGVuZ97YdOams= ; Received: from unknown (HELO tamouh) (hakmi@rogers.com@70.27.160.99 with login) by smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 Jan 2006 00:18:49 -0000 From: "Tamouh H." To: Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:16:58 -0500 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: <43CD86D9.401@u.washington.edu> Thread-Index: AcYbw2L9E2f0/1BDSrS242WBUT0VAwAAH8HA Message-Id: <20060118001849.43A3943D45@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs Linux 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: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:18:51 -0000 >That or the user(s). Microsoft doesn't write any sound card drivers, they make >>>manufacturers do it then pay and beg to be included on the master distribution >CD/DVD. >For a device to work in FreeBSD someone who wants it bad enough to do the work has >to have the skills and want it bad enough to do it. Of course "wanting" is no >small part of how such skills are developed. >Someone has an unsupported sound card with a Linux example. All the tough details >about the hardware are spelled out in the Linux driver. >Plenty of FreeBSD drivers have been ported to Linux and vice versa. Still Microsoft has the upper hand! How about this for an idea, sponsored drivers ? Why not allow such service that if an organization or individual wishes to have a driver written they can sponsor a FreeBSD developer to do it? > Where did you read that about Vista? I've seen the beta > versions of Vista and they all require cadillac machines with > spiffy OpenGL cards, etc, in order to function without a lot > of lag and hiccups. And when you turn all the bells and > whistles off, Vista is nothing more than a graphics enhanced > versions of XP with additional security features, such as > required administrator logins, etc like Unix has been doing > for years and Mac has been doing for a while. Windows Vista > will no doubt require lots of RAM in comparison to XP because > the developers/business team will add more features than > users can shake a stick at. Yet, sadly enough I do not deny > the fact that Windows is required given the software > development model and noting where the money lies in software > and hardware support. Heck, if Windows didn't exist I doubt I > would have a job =D. > -Garrett Sorry, I wanted to mean LongHorn server, not the desktop version, for info about windows non-gui: http://www.entmag.com/reports/article.asp?EditorialsID=93