From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 21:26:37 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 CBD99106564A for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:26:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@brianwhalen.net) Received: from numail.brianwhalen.net (numail.brianwhalen.net [66.93.34.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A47298FC1D for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:26:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@brianwhalen.net) Received: by numail.brianwhalen.net (Postfix, from userid 65534) id D4F0F284FC; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:26:35 -0800 (PST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on numail.brianwhalen.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (numail.brianwhalen.net [192.168.15.25]) by numail.brianwhalen.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E9E2284D2 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:26:34 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4942D70C.7030505@brianwhalen.net> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:26:36 -0800 From: Brian Whalen User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20081211190951.GB845@comcast.net> <20081211113257.405a082c@gom.home> <20081211202023.GC845@comcast.net> <20081211134622.15c81ecd@gom.home> <20081212002813.GD32300@kokopelli.hydra> <20081211170011.777236f8@gom.home> <20081212015814.GB32982@kokopelli.hydra> <20081211215036.526b2cad@gom.home> <20081212181148.GD36348@kokopelli.hydra> <20081212110745.7657ff59@gom.home> <20081212211111.GD37185@kokopelli.hydra> <4942D5C0.9060307@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4942D5C0.9060307@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors 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, 12 Dec 2008 21:26:37 -0000 michael wrote: > has anyone stopped at all during this discussion and considered what > you're arguing about? you're all complaining about a SERVER os that > doesn't have an nvidia driver for its 64bit implementation and Wojciech. > I mean seriously, has this helped anything at all? is ranting on here > about those two things going to change 8.0 to be the next best gaming > console? no. if you want to use freebsd on your desktop with 3D you > can. just run i386. but this entire thread has gone down hill from the > OP, and it is nonsense. you get a few more registers with 64bit and > some more ram, big deal. show me a gaming console that needs more than > four gigs of ram. its not a priority and it shouldn't be. this is a > server class operating system that you CAN use on your desk if wanted. > even linux in all its glory with an nvidia 64bit driver isn't all that > great at gaming, i'm sorry its just not. its not that great with 3D > modeling either(in house and proprietary software like maya do not > count). It is a great server OS. Perhaps some would like it to be a better desktop OS? PC BSD not good enough for some I suppose? You could always get a Mac and run the NIX underneath it when needed. Brian Decide what problem you want to solve, and then get the best tool for that problem