Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 15:39:47 -0600 From: Andrew Gould <AndrewGould@shannonhealth.org> To: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Question? Message-ID: <6C5913137AC8D4119A1800902794313E105053@ISTECH4>
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"Best" is a personal judgement. It depends on your use of computers = and the way your mind works. If your computer experience has been strictly = from the desktop perspective, try Caldera's eDesktop 2.4. It's a breeze to = install, won't overwhelm you with software, and its configuration applications = won't overwrite manual changes. Linux is a little easier to learn. Over the = next year or two, I'll bet you try FreeBSD and two or three distributions of Linux. This is a good thing. As I learned more about Unix and computers in general, I realized that = many of my needs should be met from the server side. At work, I (a non-tech person) currently administer a MySQL database server running on Caldera eDesktop 2.4. At home, I have a computer that has FreeBSD 4.1, SuSE = 7.0 and Windows 98. I hope to convert my database server to FreeBSD 4.2 in a = week or two. The CDs should have arrived today! :-) No matter where you start, your perspectives will change as you learn. There's nothing wrong with dual or triple booting. Move at your own = pace. Make your own choices. Learn from the consequences; and move on. = There is no better school than the open source community. Andrew Gould > ---------- > From: Gurley, Fran=E7ois[SMTP:Francois.Gurley@mss.gouv.qc.ca] > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 14:23 > To: 'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG' > Subject: Question? >=20 > I'm interested in learning a new OS and I have the choice of learning > FreeBSD or Linux. A lot of people tell me that Linux is good but no = one > seem > to know something about freeBSD! >=20 > I want to know wich one will the best and why! >=20 > Can you please help me clarify my though? > Thank's! >=20 >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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