On 11/10/16 22:19, Dave wrote:
Good Evening All,
A business associate of mine recommends OpenBSD over FreeBSD. In my
experience the FreeBSD ports have degraded significantly in quality the
last 1-2 years and I've become frustrated as a result.
FreeBSD (rev 10.*) was a stable platform for me. It's just that the
ports have lost their quality. I started spending more time fixing,
rather than using my system, regardless if the port was precompiled or
built from source. I need a stable development (C/C++) system that can
also do well in multimedia. I also have significant hearing loss from an
old military injury (mortar attack). I used the parametric equalizer
under FreeBSD to tweak the sound output so I could understand things
that were spoken in online videos. Now that I have retired, I spend a
lot of time on YouTube, Hulu, and occasionally NetFlix, yet I still do
side-projects that involve video editing and software development.
I went to FreeBSD when 10.0 came out due to Linux' systemd debacle.
Linux is no longer an option since systemd. I have had way too many
problems with it. I will no longer fight with/use it.
I have changed out my NVidia GTX-660 GPU to a AMD RX 480 GPU. I know
that NVidia is not a friend of Linux, and especially the BSD's.
I am not asking the community to comment about my hardware, I've already
done my homework. I see the ports that I need in the ports tree of
OpenBSD, so I know that the software I need is there. What I am asking
the community for, are comments on the suitability of OpenBSD for my
usage paradigms.
Sincerely and respectfully,
Dave
Really, you are the only one who can determine if the ports here will
work for you. I'd set up a machine, probably -current, and start
testing. I'm not familiar with doing Hulu or Netflix on OpenBSD so if
you do that, let misc@ know. Usage adapted for your hearing loss
would be good to talk of, too.
--STeve Andre'
