Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:56:40 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. linux Message-ID: <324321440.20050213085640@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <20050213040148.GW8619@alzatex.com> References: <200502112313.28082.hindrich@worldchat.com> <823196404.20050212105644@wanadoo.fr> <420DE422.3020102@wanadoo.es> <1546398643.20050212123202@wanadoo.fr> <420E0164.7090300@wanadoo.es> <27964692.20050212160046@wanadoo.fr> <20050213040148.GW8619@alzatex.com>
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Loren M. Lang writes: > Whenever this happens I can always ssh in and kill X from another > machine if it's just X hanging and not the system. Hmm ... I don't know if I ever tried that. > Now X can still kill the whole machine since it's directly > accessing the hardware, but usually the system is still > running fine. The words "directly accessing the hardware" send a chill down my spine. I already have to suffer with the instability and insecurity of Windows caused by precisely that in the GUI; I certainly don't want to make the same sacrifice on FreeBSD (or any other OS) just to see pretty pictures on the screen, when the machine is not a desktop. -- Anthony
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