On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 11:36:05AM -0700, Peter Leftwich wrote: > I thought I would post this as something of a warning. Using > FreeBSD as a primary, non-dual-boot OS means sacrificing. Here is a > partial list of sacrifices, as compared to Microsoft Windows XP:
People that use FreeBSD as a primary desktop are usually the sorts of people that buy hardware that works fine in FreeBSD. In order to avoid escalation I will not mention the many "sacrifices" a typical Windows user has made > > * webcam ball > * flatbed scanner > * color printer > * digital cameras > * firewire devices > * several USB 1 and 2 devices > * IM software features such as voice and video chat > * websites that use ActiveX (Windows) controls > * MP3 devices > > Any major sacrifices I've forgotten? ":-\ > Not that I can think of, but you've included some devices on that list that work fine for me in FBSD. > -- > Peter Leftwich, President & Founder > Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA > http://Www.Video2Video.Com Assuming you aren't a troll, this sort of discussion belongs on -chat. Josh Paetzel _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
