Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 07:07:24 -0600 From: Joe Warner <jswarner@uswest.net> To: dragon@skullybat.com Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Getting the hang of this stuff. Message-ID: <39438F0C.1057A23C@uswest.net> References: <39430EAD.ED206D1F@skullybat.com>
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Dragon,
It's refreshing to see some advocacy! I''m glad you like FreeBSD. I
like it too. Eons ago (1994-96), I was a Mac user myself. My favorite Mac
was a Power Mac 6100 "pizza box" with a DOS card, running 4.5.1. I've spent
the last 2 years experimenting with several Linux distros and have been
recently introduced to FreeBSD. When I installed it on a laptop and started
using it, things just started to click. Everything about the OS just seemed
to make more sense to me. One of the things that impressed me the most
about FreeBSD is how easy it is to install software or upgrade the system.
The huge assortment of software available in the Ports Collection and the
numerous installation options are equally impressive. I've also heard that
Mac OS X is based on the FreeBSD 3.4 kernel. Using FreeBSD/Unix is a great
way to learn about computers, software and their internal makeup. Using an
open OS like FreeBSD is great because you are allowed to customize the
kernel to your own personal specifications and even develop applications to
run on it. You learn because, in a lot of cases, you are forced to know and
understand a computers internal workings and processes to get things to work
properly. It's not like Windows, where everything is done in the background
for you and you learn nothing.
Anyway, welcome to the list. I'm sure you'll be impressed with the huge
amount of information that get's passed around here. The people who
participate are quite knowledgeable and eager to provide any help or
information.
Cheers
Joe
Dragon Green wrote:
> Hello fellow newbies.
>
> After reading that message about what this list is all about I felt
> compelled to write.
>
> I am having so much fun with FreeBSD. I secretly thought that it was a
> little over my head (I was a mac person), but since I have gotten brave
> and gotten into it, I am really enjoying the puzzle that it can be
> sometimes.
>
> I started using it a little at work. We used it as a web server. We got
> a new sys-admin who was more open to showing me some basic stuff and I
> found that it wasn't as difficult as I had thought.
>
> Now I am running my own server at home and having so much fun setting it
> up that I have a hard time getting to work on the site that I am serving
> on it. I must be sick because I love that there is always some thing to
> figure out. It's a constant challenge, and when I do figure something
> out, It feels so good.
>
> Well anyway. I was moved, what can I say.
> Dragon
>
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