Ted Mittelstaedt writes:
The main difference between a desktop and a server is a server needs beefy disk I/O or beefy CPU power or both, while a desktop needs beefy video and can often make due with piss-poor disk I/O.
A desktop also needs a GUI, whereas a server is better off without it.
While a desktop is USUALLY optimized for the video, and saves money by using poor I/O, and a server vis-versa, if you had unlimited funds you could certainly put a hardware RAID card on your desktop and have an equivalent to the server.
There's still the GUI issue, though.
That's a matter of point of view. If the user using FBSD uses a WM of his/her choice, and they are happy with the way if works - there isn't an issue.
As for me, I have FBSD 5.3 as a desktop and as servers here. Windows is completely out of the mix. My WM does exactly what I expect it to do.
I am able to use the ports to do the work needed. I am able to use Word and Excel file with zero issues.
My email is flawless (to me) and it does exactly what I wand and need it to do - so, there are many of us where a "GUI" under FBSD isn't an issue.
It's not fair to make a blanket comment as you have done. Now if it was phrased more like,
To me, there's still the GUI issue, though.
Then there is merit. You simply can't make a blanket comment. It does not apply.
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Best regards,
Chris
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