From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 2 13:24:58 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 7FC891065671 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:24:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from farris.bafirst.com (adsl-074-165-190-154.sip.jan.bellsouth.net [74.165.190.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EABC8FC1A for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:24:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from HOME.encontacto.net ([189.129.17.152]) by farris.bafirst.com with esmtp; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:24:55 -0600 id 0006D418.47CAAAA8.0001521E Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by HOME.encontacto.net with local; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:24:55 -0600 id 0004AC18.47CAAAA7.00016C92 Received: from 172.16.0.2 ([172.16.0.2]) by intranet.encontacto.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:24:55 -0600 Message-ID: <20080302072455.75172rdqyajr77uo@intranet.encontacto.net> Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:24:55 -0600 From: eculp To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20080301194514.93686v93heexups0@intranet.encontacto.net> <20080302062136.274050kadocymyw4@intranet.encontacto.net> <47CA9F6F.2060901@ezatech.com.au> In-Reply-To: <47CA9F6F.2060901@ezatech.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (5.0-cvs) Subject: Re: Suggestions for OS to use behind freebsd pf firewalls. 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: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:24:58 -0000 Quoting Ezat - Ezatech : > > Ed, > If flash is bothering you, its quite easy to just install the linux > version of firefox on FreeBSD. > Sabayon linux is a multimedia powerhouse. Definately needs some good > spec hardware to run even after most of the xgl services have been > disabled. The sabayon image is around 4.2GB which gives you an > indication. > Ezat. Ezat, thanks for the suggestion and the heads up on needed resources. =20 I doubt it can be worse that Windows VISTA. Are you able to use Flashplayer9 with linux firefox. My Flash 7 works =20 fine on both linux and freebsd firefox but I can not get Flash 9 to =20 run reliably. Hopefully, I am behind on the latest flash info on =20 FreeBSD. Thanks, ed > eculp wrote: > > Quoting Mehul Ved [1]: > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:15 AM, eculp [2] > wrote: > > My problem is that I haven't done a linux install since before > FreeBSD 2.2 IIRC and have no idea which version would be the most > versatile and has an installer that is basically brain dead simple > with most all drivers. I suspect that I am asking the impossible > but > you never know. > > Maybe PC-BSD or Sabayon Linux. Sabayon is based on gentoo and > contains > lots of proprietory drivers built in. So, if you have no problem > with that maybe > you could look at Sabayon Linux too. > > I've never heard of Sabayon but will definitely give it a shot on > my laptop first and take a good look at the licensing. > I really like the idea of PC-BSD but the Flash thing, holds me back > a bit. > ed > _______________________________________________ > [3]freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > [4]http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > [5]"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > References > > 1. mailto:mehul.n.ved@gmail.com > 2. mailto:eculp@encontacto.net > 3. mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > 4. http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > 5. mailto:freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" >