Like both. Free and Open BSD along with Slackware. They are very similar and raw to the grinds and gears of an operating system, plus they are both closer to unix amd each other with slight variations in syntax, etc. imho.
throAU said:The big differences are with package management (base+packages, Linux mixes the two concepts - there is no real "core" distribution), initialization scripts and the lack of GNU tools (this is a good thing) installed in the base system.
If you used FreeBSD you can figure out Linux. If you're used to Linux it is a bit of a learning curve coming the other way, but insurmountable.
mechanic said:Presumably you meant "surmountable".
Yeah. That's why I won't use Linux and Linux sux.break19 said:That is similar in fashion to complain that DirectX doesnt work on linux.
ephemera said:I do have to reboot for playing games But for everything else Vmware is perfect for me. I have been dual booting since the time i started using fbsd (4.8 i think) but for me rebooting is not a practical option anymore. Besides, it's not just Windows i also have Solaris installed to try out some things from time to time.
If Vmware made a fbsd version that would be just fanstastic but i can only wish. I heard VirtualBox is being ported to fbsd, we will have to wait and see how that turns out.
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jwele said:I talked to a representative about FreeBSD support. This is his reply.
mechanic said:Thanks for the responses:
Broadcom wifi: the many varieties of chip and driver each needing slightly different firmware is the main headache, although even when that's sorted I found the whole System locked up solidly on me when using XFCE network manager to set the network details (that was using PC-BSD but basically it's the FreeBSD system that does the networking), and that deleted some open files which didn't help.
Dropbox: no point in insulting the developers we have to work with whatever they produce. I've used it under Wine and the trouble is that although one can download all the Dropbox contents the regular updating when the contents change doesn't work, again because of the notify thing.
Keepassx, I noticed later on that there was a PBI (PC-BSD) for this but certainly the port failed to complete an install with some compiler error or other. I'm not going to waste another hour of my life running all that again for more detail, sorry.
The earlier post in the thread was about moving from Linux to BSD and I was simply explaining that BSD doesn't make it easy, in most Linux distros all the above 'just work'.
% whereis keepassx
keepassx: /usr/ports/security/keepassx
Fair enough, but not everybody has that choice. For example, I have done some project work in aerodynamics with aeronautical engineers. The whole team (besides me, of course) preferred DropBox (some even suggested Google Docs, but fortunately that idea fell through right away) and they were not going to change just because I happened to be running a "vague" operating system they'd never even heard of (some had (very) basic experience with Linux but no more than that). So I had to improvise and just use DropBox' Web interface, which meant I couldn't sync directories but at least I could up- and download our stuff. It was far from ideal, but it had to do.kpedersen said:instead get people who are sending files to me to either use svn, ftp or email rather than some ridiculous, proprietary, commercial crapware.
On the other hand, especially when it comes to laptops boards are often integrated. With a PC one might be able to just swap one card for another, but with laptops such isn't always feasible.sossego said:On the wireless device: People throw away and sell laptops that aren't working. Cannibalize the parts because you may find a wireless card that does work.
If it's a separate card, yes of course. But most laptops (and especially netbooks) I've seen have one main board that integrates everything. NIC, sound card, video card, etc. all in one board. There's no switching around then unless you care to replace the whole darn thing.sossego said:One can flip the laptop over, remove the panel, and remove the card.
Just your basic Acer stuff, nothing special.sossego said:I'm curious....
What netbooks and laptops are you using?