Hello dear OpenBSD fans.
After "playing" during some time with OpenBSD 3.8 and understanding how it works, I wanted to give it a more serious try on my laptop. I know OpenBSD is not intended for desktop use, but anyway, I wanted to use some applications. The results have been very disapointing. GNOME-PANEL. It crashes very often, so GNOME is not usable. XFCE. Sometimes the panel suddenly disapears. VLC. When I try to open a file FILE-> OPENFILE->BROWSE. I am not able to see the directory and file listing properly. I get a list of strange named files. GNUMERIC. The application crashes after introducing a number on a cell-> right click->format cells I am used to Debian GNU Linux stable, I have never seen so many failures on the applications (none at all). I do not want to start a war here, but It has been my sad experience using OpenBSD ports. I have no complaints about the base system, wireless Intel 2200 wifi works well, firefox, gaim, vim, etc... Do the porters check that the ports work before a release? Am I doing something wrong? If you need some information about my system please let me know. Thank you very much in advance. Ramiro.
