Re: Desktop NetBSD needs your help

[Daniel Horecki <morr+lists%morr.pl@localhost>]

Je Sat, 7 Feb 2009 20:53:43 +0100 Joerg Sonnenberger
<joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> scribis:

> On Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 02:16:22PM -0500, der Mouse wrote:
> > (At work, I had occasion to set up a GUI desktop, and used FreeBSD;
> > some would see this as a failing of NetBSD, but I don't, any more
> > than I see it as a failing of my hacksaw that I don't reach for it
> > to drive screws.)
> 
> Given all the recent development in NetBSD and what I see and hear
> from the FreeBSD camp -- I don't see any reason why NetBSD can't (and
> doesn't) make a desktop as well as "plain" FreeBSD. I am not sure if I
> agree with all choices, but I am not doing the work either.
> 

Well, NetBSD and plain FreeBSD have same learning curve and
functionality (+/- drivers and zfs) and it can be used as desktop just
fine. In fact, we already have system, which can be used as desktop,
running from livecd: jibbed. It uses XFCE as desktop, have many
packages. Maybe it isn't full blown desktop, but it is always a start
and can be used in project.

Daniel

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