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Something like 99% of the use cases I've seen for OpenBSD are servers that have no keyboard, mouse, video, audio or other plugged into them. It's completely uns
by walrus01 2y ago
Something like 99% of the use cases I've seen for OpenBSD are servers that have no keyboard, mouse, video, audio or other plugged into them. It's completely unsurprising that bluetooth and gamepad support isn't a priority.
- 0points 2y agoYea, I noted that too. As a gamer & dev running Linux, I pass-through bluetooth hardware into a gaming VM for controllers and don't even have bluetooth stack on host.
- 1oooqooq 2y ago> It's completely unsurprising that bluetooth and gamepad support isn't a priority. The Bluetooth stack on linux is literal code trhown away from qalcomm (or was it broadcom?) with dbus on top. But since they dumped it as GPL it won't reach BSDs.
- jwrallie 2y agoThat might be true, still to defend OpenBSD, it’s smooth sailing trying to run a desktop on OpenBSD compared to let’s say FreeBSD. The rumor is that OpenBSD devs run it on Thinkpads while most FreeBSD devs are using MacOS as their main OS.
- Gud 2y agoHard disagree here. I run FreeBSD and OpenBSD both since 20+ years. My current laptop has FreeBSD installed and OpenBSD virtualized for the better wifi drivers. FreeBSD is the clear leader on the desktop.
- CTOSian 2y agoFreeBSD is acceptable, but if you need features like suspend, it can be quite a hassle, and you might be fortunate if your hardware is compatible. On the other hand, OpenBSD has strong advantages for me as an out-of-the-box desktop system, allowing you to avoid the hassle of enabling services. Unfortunately, all the BSDs seem to still carry a 90s vibe.
- anthk 2y agoGamepads work.