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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>
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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?
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