On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Peter Leftwich wrote:
: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
What you're basically complaining about is lack of OEM hardware device
drivers and lack of open source drivers for devices whose specs aren't open.
These are obvious sacrifices in any non-Windows operating system. Even the
Macintosh platform has occasionally seen hardware which lacks proper
