From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 7 09:20:24 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA7F0106564A for ; Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:20:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller23@insightbb.com) Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D8D18FC1A for ; Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:20:24 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=rhjnVTme0kkW0WLfWXEmP5s/6PypbWbPM5aejw6wz7w= c=1 sm=0 a=hnuZadt1k7QA:10 a=jLN7EqiLvroA:10 a=AfEfcmvjAAAA:8 a=QFWWxsLL7AlT8bgECL8A:9 a=2A2gPVWjU-cA:10 a=Q/oqmR4JO1zR3vNQamCQeQ==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=mueller23@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com header.from=mueller23@insightbb.com; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp02.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 74.134.26.53 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.134.26.53] ([74.134.26.53:45956] helo=localhost) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.40 r(29895/29896)) with ESMTP id E8/27-05745-25270DF4; Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:20:18 -0400 Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:20:18 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Jerry Subject: Re: Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of? 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: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:20:24 -0000 Snippet from Jerry : > I don't know of any user personally who purchased a new PC and then > threw FreeBSD on it. Most users that I have come into contact with use > 2+ year old units that have been replaced by shiny new Windows units. I > don't see that changing anytime soon. I did, or almost. Before installing FreeBSD, I tried unsuccessfully to install NetBSD, figuring I'd start with the least stable of (NetBSD, FreeBSD, Linux) and not risk messing up good Linux and FreeBSD installations. Then FreeBSD 9.0-BETA1 was released, and I went with that: now on 9.0-STABLE #9. That was on a computer that I built from parts in May-June 2011, meaning modern hardware including UEFI, but no "secure boot". Tom