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Admittedly, that is only one machine (well, machine type. I had
multiple machines of the same model to work with), but the experience
left me with an impression that the driver support is lacking even
more than Linux's. However, I use a BSD derivative every day on my
PowerBook and am quite happy with it. The cp command can be a little
quirky ( <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20051112100007372&amp;lsrc=osx";>http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20051112100007372&amp;lsrc=osx</a>
) but I get by :)

On 11/22/05, Jay Loden &lt;jloden at toughguy.net&gt; wrote:
&gt; I read this article a while back and it actually convinced me to give FreeBSD
&gt; another try. The author is a pretty fair to both sides (though clearly
&gt; somewhat biased to his choice, BSD). Mostly he just points out that BSD is
&gt; all about a controlled development process and structure, whereas Linux grabs
&gt; anything useful from wherever it can find it. It's not that one is better
&gt; than the other necessarily, just different.
&gt;
&gt; Both have their merits, but certain people's personalities may fit better with
&gt; one of the other. In a lot of respects, despite being more familiar with
&gt; Linux, I'm finding a lot of things on my test FreeBSD install that I like. It
&gt; took some getting used to before I realized they're not the same thing just
&gt; because they both have *nix roots, but once I got over that hurdle things
&gt; were easier.
&gt;
&gt; The best thing about FreeBSD so far has been documentation. Everything from
&gt; man pages to the FreeBSD handbook has been clear, up to date, and useful. I
&gt; appreciate that a lot, especially the handbook.
&gt;
&gt; On Monday 21 November 2005 7:31 pm, Cy Kurtz wrote:
&gt; &gt; Here's an essay we might enjoy batting about for a while:
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux1.php";>http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux1.php</a>
&gt; &gt;
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pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.&quot;

Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
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