Karel Kulhavy
2006-07-11 10:26:29 UTC
I appreciate there is no Java in OpenBSD. I searched for java, jre, jdk,
j2se, sun, blackdown and ibm in the packages and didn't find anything.
I understand why - presumably because Java is not a free software.
This is very handy - I don't have to waste time with Java programs, which are
usually broken anyway, and sometimes trash the machine with of denial of
service attack on CPU and memory. Now I can focus on more productive things
than Java programs. I just need to find an alternative program for the given
task that doesn't rely on non-free software to be able to run.
The fact that something doesn't run on OpenBSD already proven to be handy
several times. I needed to run Lotus Notes which is not possible so I had
to put it on a Linux server, which is faster. I don't like the Lotus Notes
but I have to work with them. This way it's faster and Lotus Notes don't
crash when I switch virtual desktop. They also don't take memory and disk
and attack a different CPU than mine :)
The same with the program Inventory I used for TODO list. It segfaulted because
was written badly. On Linux it runs OK. I was forced to find a text-mode todo
which is more suited to the task. And I don't have to run a MySQL server for
that.
I also appreciate there is no suspend to disk or ram. On Linux it used to cause
problems - the CPU switched to lower speeds, the keyboard in X crashed, and
when one closed the lid and reopened quickly, it took many minutes to recover
from hysterical suspend-wake cycles. Now I just run shutdown and have benefits
like:
- if I wait on platform and a train comes, I just close the lid and don't
have to wait for wake up in the train
- I can switch to external LCD and turn off the internal LCD easily by putting
a chip from old CDROM over the lid sensor.
Some people whine that on OpenBSD nothing runs, but I think this is actually an
advantage. This way the user is forced to work with the properly implemented
things and doesn't have to waste time with crap.
CL<
j2se, sun, blackdown and ibm in the packages and didn't find anything.
I understand why - presumably because Java is not a free software.
This is very handy - I don't have to waste time with Java programs, which are
usually broken anyway, and sometimes trash the machine with of denial of
service attack on CPU and memory. Now I can focus on more productive things
than Java programs. I just need to find an alternative program for the given
task that doesn't rely on non-free software to be able to run.
The fact that something doesn't run on OpenBSD already proven to be handy
several times. I needed to run Lotus Notes which is not possible so I had
to put it on a Linux server, which is faster. I don't like the Lotus Notes
but I have to work with them. This way it's faster and Lotus Notes don't
crash when I switch virtual desktop. They also don't take memory and disk
and attack a different CPU than mine :)
The same with the program Inventory I used for TODO list. It segfaulted because
was written badly. On Linux it runs OK. I was forced to find a text-mode todo
which is more suited to the task. And I don't have to run a MySQL server for
that.
I also appreciate there is no suspend to disk or ram. On Linux it used to cause
problems - the CPU switched to lower speeds, the keyboard in X crashed, and
when one closed the lid and reopened quickly, it took many minutes to recover
from hysterical suspend-wake cycles. Now I just run shutdown and have benefits
like:
- if I wait on platform and a train comes, I just close the lid and don't
have to wait for wake up in the train
- I can switch to external LCD and turn off the internal LCD easily by putting
a chip from old CDROM over the lid sensor.
Some people whine that on OpenBSD nothing runs, but I think this is actually an
advantage. This way the user is forced to work with the properly implemented
things and doesn't have to waste time with crap.
CL<