From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 14 12:09:10 2004 Return-Path: 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 C66F916A4CF for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:09:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.tcbug.org (12-218-40-24.client.mchsi.com [12.218.40.24]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A136B43D2F for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:09:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from friar_josh@ns1.tcbug.org) Received: by ns1.tcbug.org (Postfix, from userid 1003) id A88F4BAE5; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:08:32 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:08:32 -0500 From: Josh Paetzel To: Peter Leftwich Message-ID: <20040414190831.GD44929@ns1.tcbug.org> References: <12586.63.109.229.22.1081967765.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <12586.63.109.229.22.1081967765.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: questions@freebsd.org cc: sdbug@sdbug.org Subject: Re: lament about freebsd sacrifices X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:09:10 -0000 On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 11:36:05AM -0700, Peter Leftwich wrote: > I thought I would post this as something of a warning. Using > FreeBSD as a primary, non-dual-boot OS means sacrificing. Here is a > partial list of sacrifices, as compared to Microsoft Windows XP: People that use FreeBSD as a primary desktop are usually the sorts of people that buy hardware that works fine in FreeBSD. In order to avoid escalation I will not mention the many "sacrifices" a typical Windows user has made > > * webcam ball > * flatbed scanner > * color printer > * digital cameras > * firewire devices > * several USB 1 and 2 devices > * IM software features such as voice and video chat > * websites that use ActiveX (Windows) controls > * MP3 devices > > Any major sacrifices I've forgotten? ":-\ > Not that I can think of, but you've included some devices on that list that work fine for me in FBSD. > -- > Peter Leftwich, President & Founder > Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA > http://Www.Video2Video.Com Assuming you aren't a troll, this sort of discussion belongs on -chat. Josh Paetzel