From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 13 19:29:20 2011 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 A3904106564A for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:29:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62BB48FC1D for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:29:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c-24-22-230-24.hsd1.wa.comcast.net ([24.22.230.24] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PohdC-0000ss-OP for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:29:15 -0800 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:29:15 -0800 Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:29:15 -0800 From: Chip Camden To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20110213192915.GC36911@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD References: <4D56799D.13036.2335C99A@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> <20110213073814.GC57674@guilt.hydra> <20110213092353.GA58281@guilt.hydra> <20110213073801.65518b9c@scorpio> <20110213164254.GA60459@guilt.hydra> <20110213170836.000072ad@unknown> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Qbvjkv9qwOGw/5Fx" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110213170836.000072ad@unknown> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD and SSD drives 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, 13 Feb 2011 19:29:20 -0000 --Qbvjkv9qwOGw/5Fx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Bruce Cran on Sunday, 13 February 2011: > On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:42:54 -0700 > Chad Perrin wrote: >=20 > > There's no use pretending MS Windows never has issues with the > > efficacy of its autoconfiguration. Most of us have used that OS > > quite a lot, and know that problems arise -- and that, unlike with > > open source OSes, it's actually fairly common to have no recourse at > > all when something does not work. >=20 > A good example is the need to edit the registry to improve network > performance - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321098 . Another is that > in order to disable auto-run you need to know to type "gpedit.msc" in > the "Run" window to load the Group Policy Editor and navigate to the > settings. >=20 > --=20 > Bruce Cran You've touched on the basic philosophical difference between the Microsoft and Unix approaches. The former seeks to make usual activities easy and obvious, at the expense of making unusual activities downright difficult or impossible. Unfortunately, one person's unusual is another's everyday. The latter (Unix), OTOH, seeks greater consistency of interface, at the expense of a significant user learning experience just to get started. Personally, I prefer the latter, because that learning builds on itself and generates enormous power to overcome further obstacles and create new things. But for users who do not wish to learn anything and who want to use their computer the same way they use their DVD player or their electric toothbrush, the Microsoft Way fits the bill. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://chipsquips.com | http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com --Qbvjkv9qwOGw/5Fx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNWDELAAoJEIpckszW26+RoNEH/3H5DUTm7k3a+ZkNCCF8j9Ti +2jttl143LNhyiG3KErhQIijtt39RmZqbsUxhSaGqPL9nZqciuhClDHQT8a5Ni8I I861ytxPGwbm7fL6d9mFntNaueFvZNMuckUVEwNw6OBsLYTwaFC7HokIiTwSsTT6 6TWmdHpTGBqjzRlIyL4pYp7mhuiXaZVDyNu1oX9c6ZLf0ekkgK8oKIMFHXh2EyoB 4fPIwaw1lpnkEn+PvGndWdYgIvXKo69aFQWslegboTqNTX9OdGZ/SMmelfEV6FgE 3kAO507kj4lo3YPQUM2JzyX0W5T2DDt3BjRdrcEne7XGrpzMmiTz93OoD0EW+2U= =wt4r -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qbvjkv9qwOGw/5Fx--