Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:51:30 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: "Mohsin Sabir." <mohsinsabir@rogers.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: *nix trial Message-ID: <3E9FF4D2.8010403@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <000801c3056e$b17c4a40$10cc6518@homeo> References: <000801c3056e$b17c4a40$10cc6518@homeo>
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[Please wrap your lines at about 72 characters] Mohsin Sabir. wrote: > I am a Microsoft Product Administrator and been engaged with Microsoft > Products from the last 7 years. Now, I have opted that I should add > something more to my expertise and thought about *nix but have hard time > to pick which Unix, as there are quite a bit of flavors available out > there. > > I read about you, saw the sites hosted by you. I want to try BSD Unix > and please advise me which version is the latest and greatest from where > I can start. If you're brand new, I suggest purchasing one of the CDs or DVDs. It's much easier/faster to experiment with installs and configs when you have a CD/DVD right there. You can order online at FreeBSDMall.com ... As was suggested elsewhere, get 4.8 - the 5.0 release is still under development and will be difficult to learn from as things are still changing. I also _highly_ recommend getting the book _The_Complete_FreeBSD_ by Greg Lehey. It's a fantastic book for new users. You can also download an image and burn your own install CD, which is nice if you have a very fast Internet connection or a lot of patience: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html And the FreeBSD Handbook is available in print or online (just click on the "handbook" link on the FreeBSD home page) -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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