From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 19 23:30:11 2007 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 743E916A46B for <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org>; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:30:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jayton.garnett@gmail.com) Received: from pih-relay04.plus.net (pih-relay04.plus.net [212.159.14.131]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E460F13C469 for <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org>; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:30:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jayton.garnett@gmail.com) Received: from jayton.plus.com ([84.92.156.191] helo=[127.0.0.1]) by pih-relay04.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1Ij12i-0003Wi-Bs; Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:14:12 +0100 Message-ID: <47193A31.7070708@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:13:53 +0100 From: Jayton Garnett <jayton.garnett@gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Zafer Aydogan <zafer@aydogan.de> References: <1191772643.1644.49.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> <274190120710071340x6775012ar15f9d4c0c254d2a3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <274190120710071340x6775012ar15f9d4c0c254d2a3@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: bh@izb.knu.ac.kr, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ..just like always off topic X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community <freebsd-chat.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat>, <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-chat> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat>, <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:30:11 -0000 Zafer Aydogan wrote: > 2007/10/7, Byung-Hee HWANG <bh@izb.knu.ac.kr>: > >> ..First of all, I am not native English guy, >> ..so always I'm very sorry for poor English. >> >> There are so many people here in FreeBSD mailing. And many people are >> professional about FreeBSD, I think. I also use FreeBSD as main desktop. >> But I have no such good knowledge for FreeBSD. I just use -RELEASE >> branch every time. So pkg_add/pkg_delete is everything what I know. >> >> >From now on, I am thinking about to do good with FreeBSD in real life. I >> am now a biology student of a small university, as graduate course. But >> there is no FreeBSD's role in my work. All work is performed by >> MS-Windows.. My FreeBSD box is just as good as dummy. It's sad story. >> What can I do for my work with FreeBSD? I'm really want to do my work >> with FreeBSD.. word-processing, printing, statistics, ... >> >> Could you please give me some advice..? I'm tired now, however, I'm >> willing to listen to any comments.. any complain.. any thing.. for >> advance.. >> >> Sincerely, >> > > If you want to use FreeBSD for your work, you should first find out > what tasks your work > requires and then try to accomplish them on FreeBSD. > For example, for your word processing work OpenOffice or Abiword would > be suitable. > > Cheers, Zafer. > > >> -- >> Byung-Hee HWANG <bh@izb.knu.ac.kr> >> >> The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of >> play. >> -- Kirk, "Shore Leave", stardate 3025.8 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Yes I agree with Zafer, list what you will do with your workstation and from there you can build a software list by either asking (as you have) or using the ports page. Using keywords you can find a vast number of applications for most day-to-day tasks and even those once in a blue moon tasks. Just give the ports page ( http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ ) a search :) Cheers, Jayton