Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 23:58:14 +0400 From: Antranig Vartanian <antranigv@freebsd.am> To: "Myster.Hide" <acupuncture@cgocable.ca> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wireless interface Message-ID: <CAN4C8SFiYh0xbXU7GpFB-Sgvo8AL0NdGdh31Z1_L=wQH-3pXZQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <e775f428-daf6-eb2c-8636-b5c1710830ad@cgocable.ca> References: <CAPu-kW-0u=Eoj8NtASnD_WDnsosj_WcTEh=Zhby1DnBV3d2rdg@mail.gmail.com> <MWHPR04MB04954E8E691D98C40B68607780940@MWHPR04MB0495.namprd04.prod.outlook.com> <e775f428-daf6-eb2c-8636-b5c1710830ad@cgocable.ca>
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/me grabs popcorn. /* sorry couldn't control myself */ On Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 11:56 PM Myster.Hide <acupuncture@cgocable.ca wrote: > > Le 26/01/2019 =C3=A0 13:50, Carmel NY a =C3=A9crit : > > On Sat, 26 Jan 2019 09:54:05 -0600, Rob Belics stated: > > > >>> It is situations like this that make me love > >>> Microsoft. Connecting a wireless network should not require user > >>> intervention other than choosing the network and entering the > >>> password. > >> FreeBSD is not a consumer operating system. It's not designed to hand > >> hold anyone. That is why Windows is such a huge monstrosity of an > >> install. > > I just finished a fresh install of Windows 10. If you take the time > > involved in installing a basic MS Windows system vs. a basic FreeBSD > > system, Windows will usually win. A big plus is that Windows actually > > can get a wireless system up and running by itself, sans perhaps > > supplying the password. Does FreeBSD even support using the WPS Button > > on the Wi-Fi Router? Plus, you then have to install a GUI. Now, if you > > want to compare a FreeBSD system sans GUI, you have to compare it > > against a MS Server, not the regular Windows version design for home or > > office users. > > > > This is not about "hand-holding"; it is about bring the OS into the > > modern age. My machine is supposed to be my slave, not the other way > > around. > > > > Thanks for your comment anyway. > > > Windows is your slave? Really? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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