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Subject: Re: Best *nix OS for a laptop?
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 9:42 am, Eric F Crist wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I've been using freebsd 4.x on a laptop for 6 months or so now, and
> I'm not entirely happy with it.  Mostly, it lacks multimedia
> support and power management.  I don't want to start some flame war
> here, but here goes.
>
> Could some of you please send me an email telling me what OS you
> utilize on your laptop, and why?  I'm not looking for anyone
> bashing any other OS, just why you use what you do.
>
> TIA

Ive got 5.2 on my ibm r40 notebook.
I originally had mandrake on it but whenever I went to do anything I 
was frustrated by not knowing linux.  Im using freebsd now because 
the comfort I have from just being able to make things work without 
having to think "oh this works differently" when I want to do 
anything.

  It has the comforting sameness of my servers and home machine.  I 
can also rip down the latest sources from my cvsup mirror at work 
easily.  Being the same as my servers I can trial stuff first on it 
before unleashing it on my unsuspecting users.

Being always near power I have never thought about the power business 
so I cant say about it, likewise the modem.  I never use it.

With regards to the multimedia, what exactly doesnt work?

Have you looked at the 5.x branch?

If I was going to try linux again I would try suse.  Its full of 
german goodness.