On 05/16/12 08:14, Mihai Popescu wrote:
Ralph Ellis wrote:
I understand that Intel is much more open with their documentation and
specifications.
As someone said, it is "open for business." As for the review, I'm
asking myself why people publish a review and then ask for opinions.
It should be the other way around, not making statements about OpenBSD
without checking and then ... you know.
Actually, the main purpose of the review was to make people more aware
of some of the advancements and improvements in OpenBSD. My first
experiences with OpenBSD 4.4 were not too positive. Even though I have
used computers since before MS-DOS was invented (bought) by Microsoft
and have used CP/M, FreeBSD, Solaris, Linux, all versions of Windows,
etc., I found that the creation of a functional desktop with OpenBSD
required large amounts of jumping through hoops.
This time, setting up a functional OpenBSD setup was more like a day and
the hardware recognition was much better. There were no "show stopper"
issues that prevent someone from using it as an everyday desktop.
The audience for the article is less the internal OpenBSD community but
the wider computer audience out there who may not have looked at OpenBSD
before. Posting on the mailing list is more letting the community know
that the review is out there.
Thanks
Ralph Ellis
