tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post1439688254299170289..comments2023-03-28T11:08:58.163+03:00Comments on The Reviewr: FreeBSD - The power to...cruocitaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08079340345131187350noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-10132469356726308082007-10-31T19:54:00.000+02:002007-10-31T19:54:00.000+02:00I find FreeBSD software to be very solid and well ...I find FreeBSD software to be very solid and well designed. The only areas I find lacking are that PC hardware support needs to be improved - and this appears to be getting attention, and the installation is designed only for experienced administrators, which is addressed by other distributions based on FreeBSD, such as PC-BSD, DesktopBSD, and FreeSBIE.<BR/><BR/>I think the design of the system is rock solid, and the separation of functions, particularly in keeping the kernel isolated from the rest of the system is classic and properly designed.Brian Masinickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328692313376102421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-58004209698251459502007-09-17T15:26:00.000+03:002007-09-17T15:26:00.000+03:00Thanks for the nice post!Thanks for the nice post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-62053800707318243522007-04-04T05:04:00.000+03:002007-04-04T05:04:00.000+03:00You know what. My only grip with FreeBSD is the te...You know what. My only grip with FreeBSD is the terrible Flash support. It's going to get better, especially with FreeBSD 7 around the corner. The Linux compatability layer is being improved and in turn i hope this will smooth a few things out. <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, wireless is just fantastic, nvidia works great, system is stable and predictable, and did i mention that its fast! My one problem with Linux is that it can be amazing in some areas and really shitty in others, but with FreeBSD it just seems more consistent all around. At least for my tasks.<BR/><BR/>Great review, and ignore those bad apples that posted earlier, i loved the chocolate bunny stuff! Made me laugh :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-74941253567912830132007-03-14T14:12:00.000+02:002007-03-14T14:12:00.000+02:00thanks for the review. Like you, I tried to insta...thanks for the review. Like you, I tried to install FreeBSD long ago and trashed it when I figured out how much I was going to need to download. <BR/><BR/>I have an Athlon X2 3800 to play with, so think I am going to give it another try now that I have good internet. I've tried a few of the different linux flavors recently, and have been a MEPIS linux user since MEPIS 3.1. It's time to try something different. <BR/><BR/>I'm also planning on looking at PC-BSD, which is built on top of FreeBSD. They seem to have some interesting ideas on package management. <BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>DaryleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-34537939898948315352007-03-13T09:39:00.000+02:002007-03-13T09:39:00.000+02:00Typical European weenie commenting about typical A...Typical European weenie commenting about typical American's.<BR/>You sound French.<BR/><BR/>Nice article about BSD.<BR/>Having been burned by all sorts of Linux distros (I know BSD is technically not Linux)over the years and also having wasted a couple of hundred hours trying to get Linux to do what I want it to do, I don't envision moving away from Windows until the whole virtualization scene matures to the point where I can run Windows apps on my Linux box without a serious performance hit.<BR/>I just wish the Linux fan-boys would quit lying about how much better it is than Windows XP.<BR/>It's certainly not faster than a well running XP machine with a default SuSE 10.2 install.<BR/>True it does do SOME things better than Windows (I would NEVER consider running a webserver on Windows), but overall it is still a work in progress. Is BSD any better? I doubt it.<BR/>If the Linux/DSB crowd wants greater public acceptance, they need to make Linux/BSD MUCH more user friendly.<BR/>Apple did it with OSX, and the alternative OS crowd needs to pay close attention to that example if they are to ever move beyond the hobby stage.<BR/>I don't fire up my rig to play with my OS, I turn on my computer to actually get work done and pay the bills.<BR/><BR/>I want to move away from Windows, but it's just not there yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-13129603892071601172007-03-11T17:05:00.000+02:002007-03-11T17:05:00.000+02:00thanks for the article. It is very useful and help...thanks for the article. It is very useful and helpful. Shame on that ass hole who posted that offensive remark . I love that chocolate bunnymahmoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614700781681777289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-11678313718571829752007-03-10T04:24:00.000+02:002007-03-10T04:24:00.000+02:00Sorry, another 'merican here. But I must say great...Sorry, another 'merican here. But I must say great review. Very well said. Snappy screenshot as well. How fares the system now? Still fighting the good fight?<BR/>I have the 6.2 Disk1 .iso here somewhere. My last experience was with 5.0. Would you belive I left it behind because I was simply bored with not having to man-handle every aspect of my system like with *********linux? Well that and my soundcard was not supported with out a kernel recompile (scared newbie).<BR/>Ah well, I'm off to take another stab at it. I hope I have as good a feeling about it as you do. Cheers to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-60379965677332282902007-03-09T18:02:00.000+02:002007-03-09T18:02:00.000+02:00"your (sic) the weirdo???"And what are you? Some ..."your (sic) the weirdo???"<BR/><BR/>And what are you? Some blithering non-American imbecile too stupid master the intricacies of contracted versus possessive forms, and too lazy to bring himself to reach for the shift key?<BR/><BR/>And - while we're on the subject - just what in hell <I>is</I> all this psycho babble about the chocolate bunny? If you're going to write a review, man - get to the point! Don't blather on about your personal journey through personal computing since ENIAC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23715451.post-16206135584962573522007-03-06T18:40:00.000+02:002007-03-06T18:40:00.000+02:00Great article. I've also tried FreeBSD a week ago ...Great article. I've also tried FreeBSD a week ago for the second time. Just for the learning experience.<BR/><BR/>This box now serves as an internet gateway for our home WLAN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com