The case is Amarok does not play mp3 properly, mp3 are cut into “samples”, like they should be “echoed” to the output.
And Xine does not play videos anyway.

But, in example, in DesktopBsd, all it is set up correctly, working fine…the problem is that this system has not documentation, and it was not possible to me to get the list of dependencies and installed files/libraries for Amarok and Xine.

I want to work with FreeBSD 7.1 or upper, not DesktopBSD…does anybody how to get the configuration for Amarok and Xine and transfer it to FreeBSD 7.1

Thanks

Yes, a FEW parts of AT&T code have been re-written due to the lawsuits, but the main dispute was the Unix trademark, AKA MONEY.

The AT&T and the rest of Unices benefited by BSD development team, which was the first that introduced the TCP/IP and many other crucial subsystems and evolved the AT&T unix to a modern operating system.

You just have to be sure that you first have a Linux Compatibility Layer installed (you can find them in ports / emulators). In any case, in DesktopBSD when you install from ports the linux-firefox version it will already pull down a FC4 compatibility layer.

In my case I’ve been using Ubuntu since its first version, this is years ago. However, these last 2 versions have increasingly encouraged me to leave this distro as stability is becoming an issue. As I don’t like the rpm system I only had Debian or moving elsewhere. A week ago I had my first incursion into the BSD territory with PC-BSD (I saw it caos, I never got to understand how to deal with pbi, ports, etc., extremelly confusing to me).

2 days later I installed DesktopBSD 1.6 and there it is since then: fully configured, everything works perfect…….what can I say: it’s my new OS, hopefully for at least as many years as Ubuntu has been!!!

I just have one issue: I can’t get NTRConnect to work, which I could in Ubuntu. And I need it as I have to access my work-at-home computer remotely from other computers located behind restrictive firewalls that do not allow external IP / port access.

In the meanwhile I will install a virtual windows, probably running on QEMU, in order to connect to it through LogMeIn and, once in windows, connect internally though VNC to DesktopBSD. This is what I used to do (but using Virtualbox) on Ubuntu, until NTRconnect came out a year ago with a linux compatible version – to act as a server, all are client compatible with linux -

I was linux user from…very long time ago and I was scary to install BSD. but about one year ago I installed FreeBSD and I love it. It is UNIX, clear and simple. IMO much more secure than linux.
Okay there is a problem with Flash 9 but Gnash works okay for me.

WRT the flash conundrum:
>> The only real solutions seems to be to use Flash 7 or possibly Windows Firefox under Wine

I run Windows Firefox under wine, and it works quite well.

If however you want a server distro, or you want a tweakable desktop system that doesn’t abstract the core system away with GUI interfaces and such (ie editing text files vs network manager), or a system that builds everything from source code, then you might like to give it a try. If your a Gentoo user then its very similar, in fact I prefer FreeBSD’s ports build system to Gentoo’s.

Another advantage is support for ZFS in the kernel, Linux currently only has a FUSE module (although there where those Linus with sun developer pictures recently that could indicate we will be getting real support, but I won’t hold my breath http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/entry/zfs_pics )

The BSD’s are UNIX. Linux is UNIX like, from what I understand of the whole mess anyway. This gives a clearer picture:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Unix_history-simple.svg

Anyway, your right, and I do agree. I am a veteran user of both Gentoo and BSD and am now a very happy Ubuntu and Fedora user. There is also the issue of the FSF and GPL vs. BSD licencing issue. On top of all that, the BSD’s and Gentoo are exceptionally un-userfriendly, and really are a true backroom geek’s wet dream. Definitely NOT for the masses.