From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 10 01:16:50 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EE4716A419 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:16:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1999313C465 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:16:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l7A1Gn9X020068 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 18:16:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l7A1GnhX020067 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 18:16:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 18:16:48 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20070810011648.GA19606@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing twenty years of service to the Unix community Cc: Subject: OT:: anybody on-list use "PC-BSD"? or "bSD-PC"? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:16:50 -0000 Guys, A couple years ago I got a hold of Ubuntu and until recent months thought it was the best thing since [[ fill-in ]]. Long-story-shot, I am wedged at 6.06 (a Long Term Support) version, and because the *next* "LTS" isn't due until 2009 and *mostly* because the Linux filesystem __ate__ several files (at least one binary; plus several gifs/jpgs/whatever), I'm thinking of switching back. Our 6.2-RELEASE really is the best release I've seen, so I may just buy 6.3 or 7.1 or whatever. The other option is to buy or download the pee-cee version (1.4 or later) of BSD. I want something with audio and video apps that JustWork{tm}; something that's mostly for fun. ....Altho, as noted above, my installation of 6.2 comes pretty close. Has anybody on this list used the PC version of BSD? What about a "desktop-BSD"?? suggestion? advice? gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix