From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 18 13:50:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2A0316A4A1 for ; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:50:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from williamkow@gmail.com) Received: from po-out-1718.google.com (po-out-1718.google.com [72.14.252.155]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A42713C4E1 for ; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:50:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from williamkow@gmail.com) Received: by po-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id b23so33551poe.3 for ; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:50:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type; bh=bIob24pC5ySFvc73nA03EaEIlojFtrMDSAN40V/AX2o=; b=Qz5xy8b5EOZwJJMwgb8cjPDLySsFkL553HP7vK36DVAb/h1IpU1pVhVBtgoPNf4vZrVPK5BIpnL2Q1nGrwuXi0fv8FMzy99YzgDCOjH7DfCj+3hp9va0uVK0xPxjW9TQlhLBfkN48NDdDhSzdtBrjeEyn3UDF+P5SQ6gDKF6W28= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type; b=MabksFaCJvJ0i2KlLtrChasrV9gBFWcEKjgE2IXPdnjtcjcHTLq7O/N18h47/yfLzOY+lPtgU2TVzHlnDQ+XF7ROnX3E4ap1+l9cDlwaTBA2i3YMYWwH/C/J0f94+hzAXOCuXyVcrkysgaGizH6cox4l3VZplF8H26pRLX+tV7g= Received: by 10.141.193.1 with SMTP id v1mr2385375rvp.73.1200663360115; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:36:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.32.131.138? ( [203.92.154.37]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f14sm2552031qba.25.2008.01.18.05.35.46 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:35:59 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4790AB33.606@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:35:47 +0800 From: williamkow User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071114) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Zbigniew Szalbot References: <94136a2c0801180110v2e43ea2esc96393c4c3ca56f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <94136a2c0801180110v2e43ea2esc96393c4c3ca56f@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD or PCBSD? 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: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:50:49 -0000 The FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility List http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebsd Both DesktopBSD & PC-BSD are suitable for home users. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-BSD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DesktopBSD Architecture : Desktop Environment | Window Manager | X Server (X.org/XFree.org) | Kernel KDE ===== - Memory consuming (but user friendly) - use QT library but may not free (http://trolltech.com/products/qt/licenses) - Very suitable for home users - full multimedia support (eg. good CD writer) - Highly customisable for window environment settings. GNOME ====== - Efficient memory usage (simple & fast) - uses Gtk library, is free & part of GNU project (http://www.gtk.org/) - major enterprise linux distributions (Redhat, Suse, Fedora, Debian, CentOS, - Highest distribution due to popularity of Ubuntu (http://distrowatch.com/) KDE vs. GNOME, Which is better ? http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3671906 Which Has the Best Applications? KDE or GNOME http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3673321 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello, > > I have a basic Acer Aspire with Vista on it but I am very unhappy > about the speed of work on it. I do not want to wipe out MS system (at > least not yet) but would like to give FreeBSD or PCBSD a try. > > 1. Am I safe by installing FreeBSD alongside Vista? Will the > installation not destroy MS system? > > 2. I have installed FreeBSD a few times but only with console access, > never with X windows. Would it be better to install PCBSD on the Acer > machine? I have never configured X windows and not sure how long it > could take with FreeBSD (actually I mean things like Gnome or KDE). > > 3. The wi-fi card is probably Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. Any > chance such wireless card will be supported by FreeBSD or PCBSD? > > Which is a better solution for a home user? > > Thank you very much for your practical recommendations! > > Zbigniew Szalbot > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >