From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 13 12:40:00 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2B6B16A4D1 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:40:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from asmtp02.eresmas.com (asmtp02.eresmas.com [62.81.235.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C92643D1F for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:40:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ea1abz@wanadoo.es) Received: from [192.168.108.60] (helo=mx01.eresmas.com) by asmtp02.eresmas.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1D0J2c-0002kd-Vx; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 13:39:58 +0100 Received: from [80.103.1.183] (helo=[80.103.1.183]) by mx01.eresmas.com with asmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1D0J2b-0006bB-RY; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 13:39:58 +0100 Message-ID: <420F3E69.7040303@wanadoo.es> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:47:53 +0100 From: Ramiro Aceves User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (X11/20041124) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Loren M. Lang" References: <200502112313.28082.hindrich@worldchat.com> <823196404.20050212105644@wanadoo.fr> <420DE422.3020102@wanadoo.es> <1546398643.20050212123202@wanadoo.fr> <420E0164.7090300@wanadoo.es> <20050213035439.GU8619@alzatex.com> In-Reply-To: <20050213035439.GU8619@alzatex.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.89.0.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:40:01 -0000 Loren M. Lang wrote: > On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 02:15:16PM +0100, Ramiro Aceves wrote: > >>Hello Anthony >> >>Thanks for your reply. >> >>Anthony Atkielski wrote: >> >>>Ramiro Aceves writes: >>> >>> > > > >>I use my computer for my engineering calculations, surfing the net and >>e-mailing, and for fun and hobbies such as astronomy and amateur radio. >>Both FreeBSD and Debian GNU/Linux seem to satisfy my requirements. >>Indeed they share most of what FreeBSD call "third party apps". > > > What do you do with ham radio on freebsd? I haven't looked into it > much, but it seems that there isn't nearly as many programs/device > drivers for freebsd as linux has. I like how debian actually has a ham yeah, debian is great for hamradio, that the reason why I use it! ;-) > radio section for it. I'd like to try out some of the digital radio > stuff like AX.25 > Yes, the most disapointing thing is that there is not AX.25 stuff. For me there is no problem as I do not use packet radio now. I have found some useful satellite programs, logging programs, circuit analisis programs, circuit design, board design, etc.. The most important problem that prevents me to switch to FreeBSD is that SVGALIB do not work on my nvidia TNT 2 video card. It segfaults, I have submitted a bug report but no response at the moment. I need it for Linrad to work, Linrad is an audio processing software very useful for amateur moonbounce communication.