Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:08:22 +0200 From: ftyczka <ftyczka@ftyczka.org> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Converting Linux Users Message-ID: <3F76B316.5090607@ftyczka.org> In-Reply-To: <3F761179.5010600@pacbell.net> References: <3F761179.5010600@pacbell.net>
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Daniel Rudy wrote: >Hello, > > I've been around trying to convert Linux users to FreeBSD. It seems >that the primary objection to FreeBSD is that their software won't run. > I explain to them about the Linux, SVR4, and IBNSC2 ABIs. Their next >argument is what about RPMs? I explain the package system and ports >system to them. It seems that many Linux users don't know a whole lot >about FreeBSD. I say we go on a campain to educate them. > > I guess the best way to convince them is to show them the uniformity of the system. Whether it's my computer, my friend's or any other FreeBSD box it is the SAME system, it feels the same way, and it works the same way. Unlike Linux, where I have to check where the config files are located each time I roam to another box. Apart from that - FreeBSD IS UNIX. Linux is NOT. It's just something made to work the same way. When I first heard of FreeBSD I though that it is a nice idea, but I was kinda scared of whether I would be able to switch easily - after a while with FreeBSD, I never looked at Linux again. And I don't think I ever will. ;)
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