From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 24 08:16:14 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90DC016A412 for ; Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:16:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de) Received: from omta04sl.mx.bigpond.com (omta04sl.mx.bigpond.com [144.140.93.156]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FA2E43D4C for ; Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:16:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de) Received: from klein.bigpond.com ([60.230.110.183]) by omta04sl.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20060924081610.DORS11279.omta04sl.mx.bigpond.com@klein.bigpond.com>; Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:16:10 +0000 Received: from klein.bigpond.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by klein.bigpond.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k8O8G1US001599; Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:16:03 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de) Received: from localhost (petros@localhost) by klein.bigpond.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) with ESMTP id k8O8FjXS001596; Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:15:59 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from Peter.Ross@alumni.tu-berlin.de) X-Authentication-Warning: klein.bigpond.com: petros owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:15:44 +1000 (EST) From: Peter Ross X-X-Sender: petros@localhost To: "jamesfrancistoy@gmail.com" In-Reply-To: <498534138-1159078186-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-978295626-@bxe038-cell01.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <20060924175053.M722@localhost> References: <200609240043.23583.cms01@tampabay.rr.com> <498534138-1159078186-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-978295626-@bxe038-cell01.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: "current@freebsd.org" , Richard Subject: Re: FreeBSD ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:16:14 -0000 Hi, while not sure where to move this question (-questions may be the appropriate list?) I think this isn't true: On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, jamesfrancistoy@gmail.com wrote: > Freebsd is an entirely separate operating system from pc-bsd and > desktop-bsd ... You will have to compile your own upgrades...and the > drivers are specific meaning it depends on which chipset / logic board > you are trying to support Both projects are based on FreeBSD, and AFAIK they do not change anything "near" the kernel (e.g. no drivers). While PC-BSD is based on FreeBSD 6-stable, Desktop-BSD is still using 5.5. Both projects are dedicated to the desktop users. Desktop-BSD adds some management tools so basic configuration becomes easier but uses the same ports/packages structure "normal" FreeBSD uses. PC-BSD adds an graphical install tool and has its own package format. Usually both projects do not require "compiling your own upgrades". Honestly, as a systems engineer I am not the right person to recommend desktop systems. My laptop (a Latitude X1) runs FreeBSD-current but it is not even fully utilised yet. I just use it as a ssh terminal switch, mail reader, webbrowser and to compile stuff.. so I install the x11/gnome2 metaport. Regards Peter