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    Are GNU licenses annoying?

    I'm perfectly happy to use either GPL or BSD software. I prefer to license my own work under the BSD license but if I'm submitting work to an existing project that uses the GPL I'm okay with that. It's just down to ethics in the end. In my opinion no license is necessarily "better" than another...
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    problem installing libreoffice

    As 9.1 is quite new and there have been problems with security of the package repositories recently, a lot of binaries have yet to be compiled for 9.1. Try installing the 9.0 binary instead. I would have thought the port would be fixed quite quickly though. I don't run FreeBSD on the desktop so...
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    Strange Shell

    For bash simply set your PS1 in your ~/.bashrc. ie: PS1="# "
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    FreeBSD Screen Shots

    Thanks. If it was strictly a workstation then I'd probably use a *BSD on it. However I use it for a bit of everything.
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    FreeBSD Screen Shots

    I don't use FreeBSD on my desktop and instead use ArchLinux. My Servers run FreeBSD but have no GUI's so there is no point showing console screenshots. Here's my ArchLinux box as it is today (some stuff blurred out or removed for privacy)· Sorry about the compression. Running HerbstluftWM...
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    ssh brute force attacks

    I tend to use fail2ban to block IP addresses after 5 or so incorrect attempts. You could also increase the time between password attempts, won't stop them but will show them down a lot.
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    Possible to make a key press run a script?

    Some Desktop environments/ Window managers can handle this for you. Personally I recommend using Xbindkeys. I would strongly suggest you don't use modkeys such as ALT and CTRL on their own ie without a letter number or symbol.
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    They said: “FreeBSD is Dying”. What is going on???!

    Most Linux communities hold a low opinion of Phoronix. I wouldn't take anything posted there seriously.
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    multiple root passwords

    Just to clarify, do you mean multiple passwords, each of which allow a user to log in as root, or the need for the user to enter multiple passwords to log in as root? For the first case, it would be better to create individual user accounts in group wheel with sudo access. As to the second...
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    Why do you use FreeBSD?

    The one thing keeping me back is that I like a bleeding edge system on the desktop and there doesn't seem to be a *BSD that fills that category.
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    Returning back to X from different Virtual terminal.

    I've had this problem too. ALso with Nvidia. The problem doesn't occur on Linux machines though.
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    Why do you use FreeBSD?

    I use FreeBSD on my Server, mainly for ZFS but also because I really like the FreeBSD way of doing things. I currently run ArchLinux on my desktop but with all the recent changes, I may change to FreeBSD the next time I upgrade my rig.
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    Downloading FreeBSD source

    From what I have read elsewhere, the forced kill would mean there could be file corruption? Have I been misinformed? Apart from that, it's a bit annoying to have to ssh in and kill svn every time my connection drops.
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    Downloading FreeBSD source

    I have a fairly unstable connection. It can drop out 5 times in an hour or be fine for several. Due to the intrusion recently I've removed and re-downloaded my ports tree and want to do the same for my source. However, when I lose my connection svn freezes and I have to ssh in and kill -9...
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    FreeBSD kernel

    Have a read ofTHIS I came from linux and this was the site I found most informative on the differences.
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    Smells like a RELEASE is on the way...

    The release schedule says the 12th but since when has a release been on time ;)
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    WARNING: FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE-p3 is approaching its End-of-Life date.

    The release schedule shows that the 9.1 RELEASE build is scheduled for the 9th and the release announcement for the 12th. Even if it's a bit late it'll certainly be out before 9.0 is retired.
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    Moderated?

    I really like the insistence on proper spelling and grammar here. It makes the forum much more readable and in my opinion makes communication easier. I'm so sick of page after page of childish mistakes and abbreviations on other forums.
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    Bootloader for Win8 FreeBSD dual boot

    Thanks. I've used it before, years ago. I had no idea it had become so advanced.
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    Bootloader for Win8 FreeBSD dual boot

    I've been using the boot0 bootloader to choose between windows and FreeBSD but I really want something a bit better looking that I can password. I've tried to install grub2 with no success and grub is currently marked as broken. Any suggestions?
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