From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 14 11:36:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB32C16A4CE for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:36:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rocket.alienwebshop.com (rocket.alienwebshop.com [216.120.226.160]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FF7643D31 for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:36:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com) Received: from alienwebshop.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rocket.alienwebshop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id B5E9325277; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:36:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 63.109.229.22 (SquirrelMail authenticated user pete) by webmail.alienwebshop.com with HTTP; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:36:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <12586.63.109.229.22.1081967765.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:36:05 -0700 (PDT) From: "Peter Leftwich" To: , X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal X-Mailer: SquirrelMail (version 1.2.11) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: lament about freebsd sacrifices X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 18:36:08 -0000 I thought I would post this as something of a warning. Using FreeBSD as a primary, non-dual-boot OS means sacrificing. Here is a partial list of sacrifices, as compared to Microsoft Windows XP: * webcam ball * flatbed scanner * color printer * digital cameras * firewire devices * several USB 1 and 2 devices * IM software features such as voice and video chat * websites that use ActiveX (Windows) controls * MP3 devices Any major sacrifices I've forgotten? ":-\ -- Peter Leftwich, President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA http://Www.Video2Video.Com