On 17/02/07, Jeff Quast <af.dingo@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 2/17/07, Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On 17/02/07, Jeff Quast <af.dingo@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 2/17/07, Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > On 17/02/07, Jeff Quast <af.dingo@gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > > On 2/17/07, R. Fumione <fumione@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am using OpenBSD on server since few years now, and I am very
> > happy
> > > > > > with it's easy maintenance and it's stability. I want to try on
> > > > > > desktop, and I am having trouble.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Everything is much slower than existing Linux system. For
> example,
> > > > > > Firefox takes 3-5 seconds to start on Linux but ~10 seconds on
> > > > > > OpenBSD on same machine!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I tried compiler optimizations but those didn't help. Any
> > suggestions?
> > > > > > Please cc replies to me also as I am not on misc. Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Fumione
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (Note: please do not tell me change to lighter window manager. I
> > > > > > would like to use same environment or stay with Linux. Thanks.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > You can just stay with linux. Really, we won't mind.
> > > >
> > > > Why not try optimizing OBSD for desktop use?
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > > I am porting x86-linux games to work on more architectures and more
> > > operating systems:
> > >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jquast/335431160/in/set-72157594443198409/
> > >
> > > what are you doing?
> > >
> > > this person clearly didn't care to take the time(1) to back his
> > > opinion, or provide any sort of information that we could help him on.
> > > He just wanted to complain, and threaten us that he'll move to linux
> > > unless we help him find a mysterious magical fine-tuning knob that
> > > will make his firefox load faster?
> >
> > Strange, you had the time to explain that to me,  but not to him?
> >
> > > For all we know he's no longer using his accellerated binary nvidia
> > driver.
> > >
> > > I havn't got the fucking time. fuck him, let him use linux.
> > >
> >
> > Agreed. It's not the lawsuit that makes people use Linux instead of the
> > BSD's; it's the holier-than-thou,
> > fuck-'em-if-they-dare-question-our-judgement attitude.
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> This sentance doesn't make any sense. What lawsuits? question my
> judgement? Who questioned my judgement?
>
> > Jeff
> >


Is it  or is it not the case that some people feel the ATT vs USL lawsuit is
what scares people off BSD? And as to questioning your judgement, why
couldn't you give the user who started this thread the information you gave
me?

Why bother writing good documentation when we can just complain about
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> our experiences and help each other out instead? You are more than
> welcome to hold that user's hand.
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> I won't stop you.
>

What's stopping YOU? And even if something is stopping you, why do you feel
it necessary or wise to tell that user to use Linux instead of working to
improve OBSD and/or help him with his problem?

Jeff