Instead of freebsd.com, why not...
Anthony Atkielski
atkielski.anthony at wanadoo.fr
Sat Feb 12 12:19:56 GMT 2005
Michael C. Shultz writes:
> That was obvious by your confusion with Firefox an opera for example.
What confusion?
Firefox exists only for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. All of these
require a GUI to work. I don't run a GUI on my FreeBSD machine. The
only browser I have installed on FreeBSD is lynx.
Opera has a wider selection of platforms (including FreeBSD), but it's
still a GUI browser.
> You admit you don't know what is in ports yet feel it is OK to
> say FreeBSD is a poor desktop?
I can say that based on the OS alone.
> Ever heard the saying "better to remain silent and thought a fool....."?
Yes.
> How do you know? You just admitted you don't use what is in ports...
Because I've checked with the vendors for these products. They ought to
know.
> Why would you say FreeBSD is a poor desktop when your only desktop
> experience is with windows?
I do have desktop experience with FreeBSD. I tried it briefly and
abandoned it. It was so lame compared to Windows that it didn't take
but a day or two to realize that it was a waste of my time. I don't
have any emotional investment in operating systems, so I just went back
to Windows.
> I don't blame you, when something goes wrong on a Windows system
> the solution is usually to reinstall everything.
No more so than with any other OS. The main reason I disallow automatic
updates is that I want to know exactly what is being installed on the
machine at all times.
> FreeBSD is a bit more robust than that.
No, it's not. It's neither better nor worse. But in a production
environment, you never do any updates automatically, anyway.
> On this point I guess you'll have to take my word
> seeing as you have no experience with FreeBSD as a desktop....
Just as you've taken my word about the number of applications I run
simultaneously on Windows?
> Why do you feel you are qualified to say FreeBSD is a poor desktop
> again?
Because I've used it for that purpose, along with a number of other
operating systems. Windows wins by a handsome margin. The closest
competitor is the Mac. Nothing else is even in the running.
> bullshit
Tell me again about how I should take your word for things.
> bullshit. You are a flat out liar friend.
If you actually used these operating systems, you would know otherwise.
> NTFS frags, and slows down noticeably if you fail to defrag it.
I have not noticed that.
> I'll assume your line of work is not database related...
I don't currently run database servers. But database servers have a lot
of issues relating to performance, not just file-system fragmentation.
> I'm sure it does, in your dreams.
This brings back such distant memories!
--
Anthony
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