lament about freebsd sacrifices

[Jerry McAllister]

> 
> 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
> * digital cameras
> * firewire devices
> * several USB 1 and 2 devices
> * IM software features such as voice and video chat
> * websites that use ActiveX (Windows) controls
> * MP3 devices
> 
> Any major sacrifices I've forgotten?  ":-\

What are you wasting our (your) time about here??

Most of this stuff in your list works fine on FreeBSD
and why would anyone in their right mind want Activex?

////jerry

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