Date: 29 May 2000 21:52:44 +0200 From: Peter Mutsaers <peter@mutsaers.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Switching to FreeBSD from Windows Message-ID: <87bt1pnng3.fsf@mutsaers.com> In-Reply-To: BWS - Offwhite's message of "Sun, 28 May 2000 21:52:27 -0500 (CDT)" References: <87hfbhnrw1.fsf@totally-fudged-out-message-id>
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>> "B" =3D=3D BWS <- Offwhite <brennan@offwhite.net>> writes:
B> Going from Windows directly to FreeBSD as your first Unix
B> system ever may be very frustrating. I have been using Unix
B> systems for years and still get frustrated and stumped at
B> FreeBSD does have a GUI interface and you can install Gnome or
B> KDE which are both pretty good once you have them installed and
B> configured to suit you, but you have to do some work to get
B> them there. FreeBSD can also do sound and has decent support
B> for fonts, but not to the level as other desktop oriented
B> systems.
All are available as ports. The initial desktop interface, should you
need it, is available on installation.
B> Perhaps you would find it easier to start with Linux which does
B> strive to create a friendly desktop environment. If you spent
B> the $30 to buy a CD set at Best Buy you will also get phone
B> support to get past any problems right away.
Noooo! That might scare away some people right away from UNIX.
What is wrong with starting directly with a real UNIX? I did (coming
from Atari/DOS, 14 years ago) and many others did, especially in times
that Linux etc. didn't exist yet.=20
Apparently you are assuming that the person is stupid/low-IQ just
because he is running Win98. You might be wrong.
For someone that can read a manual/handbook and can think, I'm sure it
is much more rewarding to directly start with the consistent and
well-documented environment of FreeBSD, even though it does somewhat
less automatic detections and magic.=20
For generations people (with brains) started on UNIX right away
without problems. Why would that be impossible or inadvisable today?!?
--=20
Peter Mutsaers | D=FCbendorf | Trust me, I know
peter@mutsaers.com | Switzerland | what I'm doing.
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