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Old 18th August 2008
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here are my thoughts on the matter:
freebsd is meant for server applications. look at all the "desktop" linux distros out there. they configure everything for you. freebsd doesnt do any of this because it is meant to serve a special purpose and allows you to configure from scratch. you dont have to deal with the default configuration of everything. ive used freebsd as a desktop system since 4.6. i do without flash, i do without java. if theres a video on youtube or break or whatever that i absolutely have to see i use a firefox plugin to download the .flv and view it in mplayer.
freebsd allows you to use it in whatever manner you like provided that you know what you want to do with it and how to accomplish this.
the default install and configuration of freebsd is rather bland... and i believe that this is exactly what the freebsd project wishes to accomplish. like i said before... it is designed for the person who knows how to configure it for whatever purpose they need.
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