Hello,
I'm a linux user and I wanted to try out freebsd for a while now but couldn't find the spare time. That day finally came and after trying it for a couple of days I realized that while freebsd is a good choice for a server use, it's an awful choice for a desktop use.
Main reasons for me were
1) Lack of support for drivers, especially wifi.
2) No flash support without linux emulation(yes this is a workaround and can give problems)
3) The ammount of time it takes to update.
4) The lack of updated packages. I tried installing firefox with pkg_add and I got firefox 3.0.x. Installing firefox from the ports(you'll get 3.6.4 which is good) takes time and you most likely will get some errors if the system is not up to date.
You can get packages from the package manager that are seriously outdated and by now there is no point in even having such outdated software around. Why would I risk the security of my system and not to mention user experience by using them?
I could get some more up to date packages from the ports but that takes forever and 10 days to compile. Sometimes the download speed is super slow and it's not from my part(I have an 8mbps connection).
And I'm sure that I would of discovered more if I used it more.
I guess freebsd is just not ment for some things.
I'm a linux user and I wanted to try out freebsd for a while now but couldn't find the spare time. That day finally came and after trying it for a couple of days I realized that while freebsd is a good choice for a server use, it's an awful choice for a desktop use.
Main reasons for me were
1) Lack of support for drivers, especially wifi.
2) No flash support without linux emulation(yes this is a workaround and can give problems)
3) The ammount of time it takes to update.
4) The lack of updated packages. I tried installing firefox with pkg_add and I got firefox 3.0.x. Installing firefox from the ports(you'll get 3.6.4 which is good) takes time and you most likely will get some errors if the system is not up to date.
You can get packages from the package manager that are seriously outdated and by now there is no point in even having such outdated software around. Why would I risk the security of my system and not to mention user experience by using them?
I could get some more up to date packages from the ports but that takes forever and 10 days to compile. Sometimes the download speed is super slow and it's not from my part(I have an 8mbps connection).
And I'm sure that I would of discovered more if I used it more.
I guess freebsd is just not ment for some things.