Thank you for the *BSD effort.
I'm not necessarily a very advanced computer user, but I'd like to use an operating system alternative to Windows with an ethical conduct that I can trust (I don't like how Gates is constantly watching me and selling my data). Naturally this led me to Linux and *BSD. I've always ran into problems with Linux, for instance now with Mint 21.1 Xfce, my USB WiFi Adaptor TP Link TL-WN823N V2/V3 could not be rendered useable so that I could not connect to the Internet. My USB ports were hardblocked in Linux, and could not be unblocked
. I understand it must be hard for a voluntary open source community to provide full compatibility and functionality; I look upon the whole dimension of open source development with nothing but respect. For this reason, as I am motivated to run an open source OS I thought it would be better to ask the community what laptop they would recommend that is basically guaranteed to run out of the box if I'd install GhostBSD. I plan on purchasing a new laptop sooner or later, and I will make my choice based on Unix compatibility. I think I'd prefer *BSD compatibility because it has been praised for its capacity in terms of security. I confess I also like something a bit more esoteric .Compatibility I'd be looking for is in terms of the networking card, USB WiFi adapter [which one do you recommend?], graphics card; and I have a GXT 450 gaming headset with a microphone that I hope I can continue to use for audio recordings; it's USB plug-and-play.
I'd like to do some video and graphics editing.
I think it would actually be a good Unix project to compile a list of computers, laptops, and other devices that are guaranteed to run out of the box with full functionality with this or that Unix variant. People interested in Unix can purchase hardware based on this list. This adds to making the step from a commercial, privacy-violating OS to an open source alternative a bit more approachable for a beginner.
I do understand *BSD is not necessarily the more user-friendly choice for those not too familiar with Unix, but the *BSD documentation looks good and accessible; and I'd like to learn.
Thank you for your time and patience,
SilverC3ll