Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:55:17 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> Subject: Re: lament about freebsd sacrifices Message-ID: <200404141455.17694.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <20040414185555.GA28745@dan.emsphone.com> References: <12586.63.109.229.22.1081967765.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> <20040414185555.GA28745@dan.emsphone.com>
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On Wednesday 14 April 2004 01:55 pm, Dan Nelson wrote:
> In the last episode (Apr 14), Peter Leftwich said:
> > 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:
> >
> > * webcam ball
See video camera and video chat below.
> > * flatbed scanner
>
> ports/graphics/sane-* ?
>
> > * color printer
Epson C82 using apsfilter and gnomeprint.
>
> Does it not talk postscript? Does ghostscript have a driver for it?
>
> > * digital cameras
I use Sony Cybershot DSC-P92:
1. Plug camera into computer using usb, check dmesg for umass device and mount
memory card file system; or....
2. plug camera (AV out) into brooktree device (AV in).
>
> The ones I have used are just umass devices, msdosfs-formatted.
>
> > * firewire devices
My Maxtor firewire harddrive works fine.
> > * several USB 1 and 2 devices
Agreed. (sigh)
> > * IM software features such as voice and video chat
/usr/ports/net/gnomemeeting
Plug microphone into sound card.
Plug camera AV out into brooktree device. Camera should be in movie mode.
Any camera/camcorder with AV out should work.
(I've never tried sending a cable tv show over gnomemeeting. hmm...)
> > * websites that use ActiveX (Windows) controls
> > * MP3 devices
>
> ports/audio/{gnupod,gtkpod,rio,rio50,rioutil,snowstar} ?
Study before you shop, then shop for hardware interface flexibility and be
creative. This isn't as easy as shopping for Macs or Windows; but it's part
of the price for running a lean, mean operating system.
Let it be fun.
Andrew Gould
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