From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Nov  5 23:48:31 2005
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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 83AC816A41F
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat,  5 Nov 2005 23:48:31 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from peterclutton@gmail.com)
Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.203])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1372243D45
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat,  5 Nov 2005 23:48:30 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from peterclutton@gmail.com)
Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id s9so144381wxc
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat, 05 Nov 2005 15:48:30 -0800 (PST)
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com;
	h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references;
	b=J/iP8NBynyeuF3l9JksJkrVMTU+UxmTLCCzMM7uxlwnTYoly2uui5RJYzV9+KGtgPqqF+FUCIb1HStid+P1qBwZDadaboOyD3wS7nizpiYSDsNSHYpTI+l7HcmxiBzvqgpXtvEpyLue7bSyg+Ryu9EbSzWQFoDLSSOTpiaQdnAI=
Received: by 10.70.126.10 with SMTP id y10mr3439138wxc;
	Sat, 05 Nov 2005 15:48:30 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.70.91.17 with HTTP; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 15:48:30 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <57416b300511051548n3e0758e1i95db87d5b3d82603@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 10:48:30 +1100
From: Peter Clutton <peterclutton@gmail.com>
To: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <cb5206420511051254q5807010ese1b843704d00fd67@mail.gmail.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Disposition: inline
References: <001601c5e179$eca0c9e0$6601a8c0@rick84b7807dcb>
	<436CFE25.4060005@ec.rr.com>
	<cb5206420511051254q5807010ese1b843704d00fd67@mail.gmail.com>
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, rick <rkent@vermontel.net>
Subject: Re: GAMING
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 23:48:31 -0000

> > rick wrote:
> >
> > >how is freebsd for gaming needs ive used linux and windows for years.?=
??

Andrew wrote:
> *BSD is still a few years (months?) off from entering
> the desktop (and gaming) market, but it will, and when
> it does, all its strengths will shine. Commercially
> speaking, if you want to see (preview) the future now,
> learn FreeBSD, use it, love it.

Wow, it's cool to hear someone say that! I really hope it is a serious
player in the desktop and especially gaming market soon. Absolutely
the _only_ thing i use Windows for is computer games. In every other
area of the desktop (server goes without saying) I've found a better
tool for the job on FreeBSD. My main desktop now is my Sony Vaio
running FreeBSD 5.4. Game developers need to start making everything
for OpenGLout of the box.

> Yesterday, I spent 4 hours playing UT2004. And it
> seemed to run faster than on Windows. At least it
> felt much cooler :-)

Nice, it definitely would feel cooler! With all that in mind, i might
focus on switching over the last dregs of Windows, and doing my gaming
on FreeBSD. New project!