On 12/10/2007, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd like to start a discussion about extending the answer to the OpenBSD FAQ > # 1.10: "Can I use OpenBSD as a Desktop System?"
I have also felt before that that FAQ item could be expanded, so I wrote an expanded answer and submitted a diff. However, my answer was not posted online, so either people didn't like my expanded answer, or my email got lost in the shuffle (or maybe I made some newbie mistake with diff(1)). In case people are still interested, here is what I submitted: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jens Ropers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 3 Oct 2006 16:59 Subject: FAQ diff: OpenBSD on the desktop To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Please find below a diff for http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq1.html ; specifically for http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq1.html#Desktop . I have also attached the diff as file for you convenience. Thanks and regards, --ropers Quoted unified diff (diff -u) follows: --- faq1.html.orig 2006-10-03 16:25:05.000000000 +0200 +++ faq1.html 2006-10-03 16:47:39.000000000 +0200 @@ -417,6 +417,25 @@ You must answer this question for yourself. <p> +That said, OpenBSD ships with the <a href="http://www.x.org/";>X Window System</a>, the basis for a graphical windowing environment of the type currently commonly associated with "desktop computing". Many users identify "desktop system" to mean "<a href="http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/W/WIMP-environment.html";>WIMP</a>-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface";>GUI</a> setup with the following applications": + +<ul> +<li>a graphical web browser,</li> +<li>an email client,</li> +<li>a PDF viewer,</li> +<li>an image viewer,</li> +<li>"office" software applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet, and a presentation program,</li> +<li>music/media player software,</li> +<li>and possibly a choice of further productivity software and games.</li> +</ul> + +<p> +While there isn't an "official" OpenBSD desktop distribution, it is certainly possible to satisfy all of the above requirements and install such applications on an OpenBSD system. + +<p> +However, different people have different opinions about which individual application programs are preferred, and it is not for the OpenBSD project to prejudice your decisions. You will have to make these choices for yourself and do the legwork in terms of setting up your own system the way <i>you</i> prefer it. Searching the web for <i>openbsd on the desktop</i> may a good starting point. You will undoubtedly find some of the documents other people have written about their own setup. Please understand however that these are not official and only represent other users' solutions to their own needs — which may be different from yours. Your mileage may vary. + +<p> <a name="HowAbout"></a> <h2>1.11 - Why is/isn't <i>ProductX</i> included?</h2> -- www.ropersonline.com
