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There is without a doubt that FreeBSD is an amazing server OS, but how
well does it stand as a desktop, or rather a laptop. To be blunt, I'm
tired of Microsoft and was wondering how feasible it is to run FreeBSD as my
Laptop OS. I will do some searching, but are there good GU
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From: "MET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:23:10 -0400
Subject: FreeBSD as a Desktop
There is without a doubt that FreeBSD is an amazing server OS, but how
well does it stand as a desktop, or rather a lap
I use xmms and wmusic to dock it in WindowMaker. I'm quite
pleased with FreeBSD as a desktop. It boots faster, shuts down faster.
And I can use it for a test bed (I do web development). Probably the
best thing so far is that it hasn't crashed too often, I think once or
twice. And y
On Thu, 2002-07-25 at 11:23, MET wrote:
> There is without a doubt that FreeBSD is an amazing server OS, but how
> well does it stand as a desktop, or rather a laptop. To be blunt, I'm
> tired of Microsoft and was wondering how feasible it is to run FreeBSD
> as my Laptop OS. I will do some sear
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> -Original Message-
> From: "MET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Jud wrote:
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> -Original Message-
> From: "MET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:23:10 -0400
> Subject: FreeBSD as a Desktop
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> There is without a doubt that FreeBSD is an amazing server OS,
I agree with everyone else that FreeBSD is a perfectly fine desktop OS.
(I run it on my laptop. So fast and steady.)
Just wanted to add that Opera is the best web browser I've ever used.
It's worth paying them the $35 fee to disable banners & fully register it.
(If, like me, you use a web browse
On Thu July 25 2002 20:51, Kent Stewart wrote:
> Jud wrote:
> > -Original Message-
> > From: "MET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:23:10 -0400
> > Subject: FreeBSD as a Desktop
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Mark Rowlands wrote:
> On Thu July 25 2002 20:51, Kent Stewart wrote:
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>>Jud wrote:
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>>>-Original Message-
>>>From: "MET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:23:10
I'm happy to say that I have been 100% Microsoft Free for the past 2
months. My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite 2715X/DVD. Running FreeBSD
4.6. I have a NetGear FA411 nic and I also use a Linksys wireless card
for my home network.
I'm a long time subscriber to the CD distribution of FreeBSD.
I
You can usually find substitutes for your applications
on Windows. The only thing you would really miss is:
1. Outlook's scheduling support. (I know Evolution but
it won't work with other people's Outlook if you don't
buy the Connector from Ximian).
2. Games. (Yes, we have games but the popular ga
On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Ed Yu wrote:
> 4. Things like right click to change resolution and
> wizards to help setup things, and various other small
> things. But once you get the hang of it, you will
> stick with FreeBSD, trust me.
This type of thing is what still bothers me, after years of using va
On Thursday 25 July 2002 06:41 pm, Jeff Jirsa wrote:
| On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Ed Yu wrote:
| > 4. Things like right click to change resolution and
| > wizards to help setup things, and various other small
| > things. But once you get the hang of it, you will
| > stick with FreeBSD, trust me.
|
| Thi
On Thursday 25 July 2002 02:23 pm, MET wrote:
| There is without a doubt that FreeBSD is an amazing server OS, but how
| well does it stand as a desktop, or rather a laptop. To be blunt, I'm
| tired of Microsoft and was wondering how feasible it is to run FreeBSD
| as my Laptop OS. I will do som
So, following up the subject, I'm getting (finally) MY OWN laptop. Not
a company owned or school loaned. It's a very nice machine that is
shipping with XP Pro and I CANNOT wait to get it off. So here's the
problem, do I install FreeBSD 4.5-1 which is what I've been running on
my servers for qui
On Saturday 21 September 2002 00:13, MET wrote:
> Other than that I just need some
> productivity apps, but nothing particularly special. S, what's the
> REAL difference between 4.5 and 4.6.2?
Well, bugfixes for one thing, but also some added functionality (FBSD keeps
improving ;)). Best t
Bjarne Wichmann Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yes, I prefer mplayer. But there is VLC, Xine and Ogle as well (all in ports).
I thought DVD playing required the use of patented mathematics (I know
it's mathematics, even if they call it algorithms or methods or even
software), secret coun
On Saturday 21 September 2002 19:17, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:
> > Yes, I prefer mplayer. But there is VLC, Xine and Ogle as well (all in
> > ports).
> I thought DVD playing required the use of patented mathematics (I know
> it's mathematics, even if they call it algorithms or methods or even
> s
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