On 10/16/07, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 02:39:59PM -0500, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 19:34 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > > I need to look something up in a catalog. The catalog doesn't come
> > > in print. I phone the supplier,
On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 02:39:59PM -0500, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 19:34 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > I need to look something up in a catalog. The catalog doesn't come
> > in print. I phone the supplier, they say look on the web. Its in
> > flash. So, I need flash to
On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 19:34 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> I need to look something up in a catalog. The catalog doesn't come
> in print. I phone the supplier, they say look on the web. Its in
> flash. So, I need flash to get work done.
Maybe it's time to look for an alternate supplier that
On Oct 15 19:34:38, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 03:57:19PM +0200, Jan Stary wrote:
> > On Oct 15 09:16:39, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > > Well, at least I know that I'm not alone in needing to use flash to get
> > > real work done (not for games or other time-wasters). Which m
> > Never found a use for "3D acceleration" myself. Seems to be mostly
> > for games and, well, games.
> >
>
> There are other uses. Like the silly 3D accelerated window managers (as
> a cwm user it's obvious I see no need for that). There's also other
> uses. For example last year for my final
On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 03:57:19PM +0200, Jan Stary wrote:
> On Oct 15 09:16:39, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > Well, at least I know that I'm not alone in needing to use flash to get
> > real work done (not for games or other time-wasters). Which means that
> > for any box from which I want to get r
On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 05:31:51AM -0500, Robert C Wittig wrote:
> Raimo Niskanen wrote:
> >Perhaps the best, but not the only. Flash i all over the net.
> >E.g to see the weather forecasts from the Swedish Meteorology
> >and Hydrology Institute (SMHI), you need Flash 8. Just a few
> >months ago yo
Raimo Niskanen wrote:
Perhaps the best, but not the only. Flash i all over the net.
E.g to see the weather forecasts from the Swedish Meteorology
and Hydrology Institute (SMHI), you need Flash 8. Just a few
months ago you needed Internet Explorer as well, but they
are aware and improving...
But
I know what you mean, I have to use Flash 9 :S
A.
On 15/10/2007, Raimo Niskanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 12:25:46PM -0700, Karsten McMinn wrote:
> > On 10/11/07, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Personally, I absolutely LOVE the fact that OpenBSD doesn't
On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 12:25:46PM -0700, Karsten McMinn wrote:
> On 10/11/07, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Personally, I absolutely LOVE the fact that OpenBSD doesn't support
> > flash natively. I think that's a great selling point for using it
> > on a desktop. Oh, but you not on
On 10/11/07, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Personally, I absolutely LOVE the fact that OpenBSD doesn't support
> flash natively. I think that's a great selling point for using it
> on a desktop. Oh, but you not only like flash, but demand it.
> That's ok, that's your measure of "deskt
On 12/10/2007, Owain Ainsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Then again I'm currently attempting to port the DRM (direct rendering
> manager) to OpenBSD,
Do you accept paypal donations at your zerooa at googlemail dot com
email address? I'm broke, not rich, so I can't pay you for your work
hours,
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
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:36:33PM -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:57:18PM -0400, Kevin Stam wrote:
> > However, it is also worth noting that some typical desktop needs and uses
> > are incompatible with the focus of OpenBSD. There are currently no video
> > cards that p
* Owain Ainsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-10-12 07:12]:
> Then again I'm currently attempting to port the DRM (direct rendering
> manager) to OpenBSD, so I'm not whining about it.
and that is the right attitude. sit down and send code to change what
you didn't like. instead of sending questiona
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 10:36:27PM -0400, Nick Holland wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > I've been evaluating OpenBSD as a desktop system while learning about it
> > on my lesser (older) hardware. I've learned a lot and will continue to
> > learn about OpenBSD but I don't think it will work as
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:57:18PM -0400, Kevin Stam wrote:
> However, it is also worth noting that some typical desktop needs and uses
> are incompatible with the focus of OpenBSD. There are currently no video
> cards that provide the necessary specifications to create open drivers for
> all hard
However, it is also worth noting that some typical desktop needs and uses
are incompatible with the focus of OpenBSD. There are currently no video
cards that provide the necessary specifications to create open drivers for
all hardware function, most notably 3D acceleration. While more than
adequat
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 10:56:38PM -0400, Kevin Stam wrote:
>
> Or perhaps you're being quite legitimate here. I just haven't heard of that
> problem before, it's always been about 3d acceleration.
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_video_extension
It makes a big difference.
--
Brett Lymn
"Warn
Intel integrated graphics card. Standard cheaper one found in laptops.
Usually watch in mplayer, default settings. Occasionally, VLC, default
settings. Of course, the intel cards don't have the same blob problems that
the more expensive ones tend to. I don't know about your experiences
comparing th
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> I've been evaluating OpenBSD as a desktop system while learning about it
> on my lesser (older) hardware. I've learned a lot and will continue to
> learn about OpenBSD but I don't think it will work as my primary
> desktop.
>
> Based on what I've learned here on Misc, I
I use OpenBSD as a desktop everyday and I have an 'entertainment center'
that delivers music, movies and arcade games which also runs OpenBSD.
OpenBSD is very well suited to being a media center due
to the lean default install and excellent package system.
On 10/12/07, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL P
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:00:39PM -0400, Kevin Stam wrote:
> Aside from some typos, I'll have to dispute the inclusion of movie watching
> and movie editing. Very much, actually. I've never had noticeably poorer
> movie watching/viewing performance on OpenBSD as opposed to other
> distributions. (
Douglas A. Tutty writes:
> I think the following paragraphs would enhance the FAQ to
> provide the person new to the OpenBSD focus a heads up on some
> of the difficulties.
You are making some weird assumptions about what "the desktop"
is. My desktop is nothing like the one you describe, and
Ope
Aside from some typos, I'll have to dispute the inclusion of movie watching
and movie editing. Very much, actually. I've never had noticeably poorer
movie watching/viewing performance on OpenBSD as opposed to other
distributions. (Gentoo is my other, and neither work better then the other
for movie
I've been evaluating OpenBSD as a desktop system while learning about it
on my lesser (older) hardware. I've learned a lot and will continue to
learn about OpenBSD but I don't think it will work as my primary
desktop.
Based on what I've learned here on Misc, I'd like to start a discussion
about
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