freebsd sucks horribly as a desktop OS, it CAN arguably be better on the server. i've actually used freebsd live cd on a desktop with a kernel bug that would render it unbootable.
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freebsd sucks horribly as a desktop OS, it CAN arguably be better on the server. i've actually used freebsd live cd on a desktop with a kernel bug that would render it unbootable.
FreeBSD works fine as a desktop OS for me (Desktop PC with Athlon II X4, Radeon 4850 (R600c)). It meets all of my requirements:- solid as a rock
- plays music and videos
- has regularly updated software
- can create and burn video DVDs
- can rip video DVDs
- runs firefox and LibreOffice
- reads PDF documents
- has several email clients
What are your requirements for a desktop OS?
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Originally posted by archibald View PostWhat version of FreeBSD did you try out? I've not seen a live CD (at least for version 9.0) available on their website.
FreeBSD works fine as a desktop OS for me (Desktop PC with Athlon II X4, Radeon 4850 (R600c)). It meets all of my requirements:- solid as a rock
- plays music and videos
- has regularly updated software
- can create and burn video DVDs
- can rip video DVDs
- runs firefox and LibreOffice
- reads PDF documents
- has several email clients
What are your requirements for a desktop OS?Last edited by kraftman; 05 April 2012, 06:04 AM.
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Well if the hardware is fully supported then it is no less a 'ferrari' than Linux would be for him when using the same applications. Personally I would recommend Linux over BSD for the desktop if someone asked me, but if someone is running BSD and all their hardware is supported then obviously it's only a question of which OS/distro one prefers.
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Originally posted by archibald View PostWhat version of FreeBSD did you try out? I've not seen a live CD (at least for version 9.0) available on their website.
FreeBSD works fine as a desktop OS for me (Desktop PC with Athlon II X4, Radeon 4850 (R600c)). It meets all of my requirements:- solid as a rock
- plays music and videos
- has regularly updated software
- can create and burn video DVDs
- can rip video DVDs
- runs firefox and LibreOffice
- reads PDF documents
- has several email clients
What are your requirements for a desktop OS?
- Support for running 3d applications in wine
- Hardware-accelerated composited desktop (sorry, "eye candy" is mandatory for me, as much as having > 0MB of RAM is mandatory for you)
- Ability to play native Linux games and run native 3d applications (long list)
- OpenCL for scientific computing, GPU encoding, and software development
- Runs Skype, DropBox
- Acts as a VMware Workstation host OS with full hypervisor hardware acceleration (EPT, etc)
Obviously we have different needs -- doesn't make yours right or wrong, but my definition of a "desktop OS" is definitely different than yours if you think your list is sufficient to be considered a desktop. Nothing in your list even mentions 3d acceleration, and I refuse to use an operating system that is going to turn my Radeon HD7970 into the equivalent of a VGA adapter.
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Originally posted by allquixotic View PostOk, I'll bite and add to the list:
Obviously we have different needs -- doesn't make yours right or wrong, but my definition of a "desktop OS" is definitely different than yours if you think your list is sufficient to be considered a desktop. Nothing in your list even mentions 3d acceleration, and I refuse to use an operating system that is going to turn my Radeon HD7970 into the equivalent of a VGA adapter.
You make fair points with your requirements though, and if you've got significant 3D requirements then it's a no-brainer. I can't standy eye-candy though - my desktop looks like it's from the 1980s :-)
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Originally posted by XorEaxEax View PostWell if the hardware is fully supported then it is no less a 'ferrari' than Linux would be for him when using the same applications. Personally I would recommend Linux over BSD for the desktop if someone asked me, but if someone is running BSD and all their hardware is supported then obviously it's only a question of which OS/distro one prefers.
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