From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 19 12:55:33 2011 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 ACBEF106566B for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:55:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-gy0-f182.google.com (mail-gy0-f182.google.com [209.85.160.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AA078FC0C for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:55:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gyf3 with SMTP id 3so2133370gyf.13 for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:55:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.146.160.32 with SMTP id i32mr6539796yae.18.1311080132424; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:55:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (twdp-174-109-142-001.nc.res.rr.com [174.109.142.1]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id o47sm793708yhn.2.2011.07.19.05.55.31 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:55:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio (zeus [192.168.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jerry@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3RJLvQ2Vyrz2CG4g for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:55:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:55:29 -0400 From: Jerry To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20110719085529.1671ec7f@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20110719032131.GA29635@guilt.hydra> References: <20110717071059.25971662@scorpio> <4E22DFE9.7050007@pathscale.com> <201107172016.30727.lobo@bsd.com.br> <4E23989F.7010701@gmail.com> <4e242fab.s4vpgxxZEUq0LFDq%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <1311017168.44397.YahooMailRC@web36508.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <13800_1311018255_4E248D0F_13800_81_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499C521864F@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> <20110718162245.0d426239@scorpio> <20110719032131.GA29635@guilt.hydra> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.22.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: Lennart Poettering: BSD Isn't Relevant Anymore X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:55:33 -0000 On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:21:31 -0600 Chad Perrin articulated: > This is where we find a dividing line between users who want different > things. Yes, you turn on your Win7 laptop (or wake it up) in a coffee > shop, and it connects automagically -- in fact, you probably don't > even realize it has connected. Hopefully it connected to the coffee > shop's network, and not one of those occasional skimming networks that > masquerade as coffe shop networks and exist to harvest login data and > the like. The dividing line between two schools of thought on the > matter in this example should be obvious. You do realize that all of that is configurable; ie, auto connect, preferred network, etcetera. If you have not taken the time to read the documentation and properly configure the wireless app correctly then why bitch? I am not implying that it is perfect; however, given the grave limitations that FreeBSD places on wireless connections; specifically lack of drivers, and the inordinate amount of manual intervention to accomplish what Microsoft and other OSs, (does the name Ubuntu sound familiar) have achieved, it is readily apparent that the FreeBSD implementation is trailing the pack. -- Jerry ✌ jerry+fbsd@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or ignored. Do not CC this poster. Please do not ignore the "Reply-To" header. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html