From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 12 15:00:48 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 8BD0316A4CE for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:00:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp11.wanadoo.fr (smtp11.wanadoo.fr [193.252.22.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D960243D1D for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:00:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf1102.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id C00181C000AC for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:00:46 +0100 (CET) Received: from pix.atkielski.com (ASt-Lambert-111-2-1-3.w81-50.abo.wanadoo.fr [81.50.80.3]) by mwinf1102.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 94A451C0008B for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:00:46 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20050212150046609.94A451C0008B@mwinf1102.wanadoo.fr Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:00:46 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <27964692.20050212160046@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <420E0164.7090300@wanadoo.es> References: <200502112313.28082.hindrich@worldchat.com> <823196404.20050212105644@wanadoo.fr> <420DE422.3020102@wanadoo.es> <1546398643.20050212123202@wanadoo.fr> <420E0164.7090300@wanadoo.es> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:00:48 -0000 Ramiro Aceves writes: > Yes, but some OSes are famous for their "blue screens" None that I'm aware of. Blue screens are more of a popular myth invented by people who hate Microsoft than a reality. I saw occasional BSODs long ago when there were driver problems or hardware problems on servers, but I haven't seen a blue screen in years now. > One day FreeBSD 5.3 completely crashed when doing something in X-window > System on an old pentium 75MHz. I've had FreeBSD hang while trying to use X servers, but I never could establish whether the OS itself had frozen or whether it was just the interface. It happened often enough that it was one of the reasons why I abandoned any attempt to use a GUI. > Sometimes I get my Debian box crashed in my 1200 MHz AMD when I watch TV > card in X-window and move windows (I do not know if it is a matter of > bttv driver or X-window System bug, but it is anoying). Notice that these both happen with GUIs. One reason is that GUIs put hooks into the operating system that destabilize it. It's a very high price to pay just to see pretty pictures on the screen, in my view. > On the other had, when I used Windows I had daily crashes :-) Every instance of daily crashes I've seen in NT-based versions of Windows has been the result of bad drivers, bad hardware, or user errors. > Cant find this on my english dictionary( I do not know what it means) Hype is exaggerated promotion without fact-based, objective justification. > I choosed Linux cause I think it was better than the windozes. It's hard to believe how this could be true for desktop use. Each time I ask for specifics, I'm given a list of things that aren't true, such as the recurring claim of "daily crashes," when in fact it's extremely rare for NT-based versions of Windows to ever crash at all. > If an OS does not have the "third party apps", it is not useful for > most of us. That alone is one reason why Windows will probably remain king for the forseeable future. -- Anthony