From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 5 11:25:36 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 079DD1065688 for ; Sun, 5 Oct 2008 11:25:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eirik@nynorsk.no) Received: from smtp.domeneshop.no (smtp.domeneshop.no [194.63.248.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCCF98FC0C for ; Sun, 5 Oct 2008 11:25:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eirik@nynorsk.no) Received: from proxy-gw.uib.no ([129.177.138.109] helo=dhcp-10-38-234.frydenbo.privnett.uib.no) by smtp.domeneshop.no with esmtpa (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1KmRjx-000309-Pp for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:25:33 +0200 Message-ID: <48E8A433.40108@nynorsk.no> Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:25:39 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eirik_Wix=F8e_Svela?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Macintosh/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <48E7BD60.80001@nynorsk.no> <83D0ECC4-B5F1-49E5-B437-52B3753F68F4@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <83D0ECC4-B5F1-49E5-B437-52B3753F68F4@hiwaay.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD a suitable choice for a MacBook? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:25:36 -0000 Thank you for your reply, David. You seem to be answering a question I did not ask, but allow me to respond briefly in any case: I have been using the operating system since January, and I am full aware of its line of inheritance as well as the UNIX 03 certification, and I have no major beef with it for everyday purposes. However, for all its ease of use and outstanding graphical user interface, I still find that its crossbred nature makes for a somewhat untidy system when dealing with nitty-gritty UNIX tasks such as enabling and configuring the firewall, configuring the system for maximum security (the default file permissions allow everyone to watch what's inside everyone else's home directories, for instance), installing an application by hand and so on. I also much prefer the free software movement and its principles to Apple and its "principles". Now, could someone answer my original question? Regards