FreeBSD is really great.. BUT..

[Polytropon]

On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:15:30 +0100, Matthias Gamsjager wrote:
> Well for pure desktop use FreeBSD still doesn't cut it.

Allow me to add a personal note:

I'm using FreeBSD _exclusively_ on the desktop since 4.0
for entertainment, multimedia, development and testing,
even though it's a home desktop computer. I'm more than
happy with it because I could do what the "cool kids"
could do _before_ they could do it, and even _after_
they stopped being able to do it, even with limited,
primitive and el cheapo hardware.

I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. :-)



> I am still trying
> to get any form of Eclipse running here in 10Stable.

Have been using Eclipse previously without any problems,
but no experience on v10. Address the list with more
details to improve that situation.



> The gfx driver lack
> behind (tho we are catching up) and things like GNOME3 etc. it's so Linux
> centric that using a newer WM on FreeBSD is like using a smartphone in the
> middle of the desert.

You're comparing things and stuff here. Gnome 3 isn't
a window manager. It's a desktop system that is, as you
said, quite Linux-oriented, that's why the port to a
different operating system (which FreeBSD is in relation
to Linux) requires time, so functionality is lacking.
There are other desktop systems that tend to work
better than Gnome 3, for example Xfce 4 or LXDE.
Both Xfce and LXDE are quite new, I think LXDE is
even newer than Gnome or KDE. :-)

If you want to use a _real_ window manager, maybe even
a tiling WM, there's plenty of choice.

In the middle of a desert, I would not want to use a
smartphone because the battery is usually empty and
the range of a satellite phone would be more suitable
when in a desert. But it's probably a matter of
priority if you just want to update your "Facebook"
status (to "I'm going to be parched!") or call for
actual help. :-)



> Yeah it does work but not neally as neat as it would
> with LTE coverage :P

LTE in the desert? In a real desert? I think you have
better things to do in a desert than expecting LTE. :-)



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Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
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