From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 12 18:05:42 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CBD41065672 for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:05:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com (cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com [75.180.132.121]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49C668FC14 for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:05:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([10.127.143.52]) by cdptpa-qmta03.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20091212172531892.NLIA2318@cdptpa-qmta03.mail.rr.com> for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:25:31 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=PIkuB1Azio0A:10 a=tC9jyREGAabDcMw2_M4A:9 a=5MixE5MN308nSQoM6mwA:7 a=wbVcysVy-kWFpVzUfAuzXKf7jDkA:4 a=jKRid43F7UoA:10 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.184.157.127 Received: from [76.184.157.127] ([76.184.157.127:52866] helo=[10.0.0.43]) by cdptpa-oedge02.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.39 r()) with ESMTP id CD/E0-01458-DC1D32B4; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:24:30 +0000 Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:24:29 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl To: Polytropon Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20091212173159.d36521fc.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20091211025508.GA4357@jesters-court.net> <4ad871310912101919j6876f01cp3bd24629ca089fc5@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310912110559w7a6fdce7s53359a6ceda64399@mail.gmail.com> <8E342D86408C0B77A05A484A@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <20091212173159.d36521fc.freebsd@edvax.de> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Glen Barber , mpd Subject: Re: upgraded to 8, no mouse is broken X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Schmehl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:05:42 -0000 --On December 12, 2009 10:31:59 AM -0600 Polytropon wrote: > > The FreeBSD OS, on the other hand, follows approach (a) and > aids the user with (b) - the defaults are intendedly and > wisely chosen, so they usually don't cause problems, because > they don't assume something stupid, like "The user will want > to have a web server included, and enabled by default." :-) > Or the user can't possibly maintain the server without a GUI interface...... I have FreeBSD servers that have 30 ports installed. My desktop has 714. It should be up to me what runs on the box, not the manufacturer. I don't need a ton of cruft to run a single application that does some sort of task for me. Even the webservers I maintain have less than 60 ports installed. Paul Schmehl, If it isn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ****************************************** WARNING: Check the headers before replying