[Flamingoat]

> It's really a YOU problem, i have working X on all my machines, have a good day.

Not at all. I can read the man pages and docs fine. Stuff like this should work out of the box by now. It doesn't with the BSDs typically. That is the reality.

Also, it isn't just X. It is other issues once you have X working.

Once you spent a good few hours sorting things out, there is almost no benefit over running a decent Linux distribution where almost all of this working OOTB.

I don't understand why you are getting bent out of shape. I am simply stating the facts as I see them.

> You do You and that's good, just use what you like.

Well obviously I am going to use what I like.

However stating that doesn't mean you stop me (or anyone else) from making constructive criticisms of something you like.

I have used tried many of the *nix variants over the last 20 years. It is just easier to use Linux if you want a desktop OS.

[BSDobelix]

>I have used tried many of the *nix variants over the last 20 years. It is just easier to use Linux if you want a desktop OS.

Super happy for you, you found your OS and that's fine, but also super proud of myself that i can setup X on every FreeBSD machine so nonchalant ;)

[Flamingoat]

> Super happy for you, you found your OS and that's fine,

That isn't what I said. I said that Linux is easier than BSD for a desktop and there is no real reason why that should be the case. That is an objective fact.

I would rather use neither of these systems, but the alternatives are worse. At the moment Linux is the least worst option if you want a Desktop OS.

> but also super proud of myself that i can setup X on every FreeBSD machine so nonchalant ;)

As I said it isn't just X.

The point that you don't want to engage with (bit childish tbh), is that a lot of this should completely unnecessary. There really should need to be a fork of the OS for having a desktop configuration that works reasonably well out of the box.

That is failure of both the OS and the community, which judging by your username you seem to be a member.

[BSDobelix]

>you don't seem to want to engage with is that you shouldn't have to.

Na i really don't want that, have a good day

[Flamingoat]

I don't believe you (you put the winky face after what you said) and I suspect you are just being contrarian for the sake of it.

[anthk]

Your first error it's to put every BSD in the same place. They aren't the same. OpenBSD requires nearly no config.

[Flamingoat]

False. There is some config required (these are in the READMEs that are in each package that specified what options need setting) and BTW some of it doesn't work on supported hardware.

[anthk]

I use OpenBSD on daily bases. These are not per each package, but for some of them with rough cases (/usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes).

So, stop telling lies and missinformation.