Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:19:58 -0800 From: "Douglas R. Spindler" <spindler@dnai.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: A question from a convert from Windows to FreeBSD Message-ID: <0ffe01c1a371$661d1b20$6600640a@attbi.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I've been in the industry for 10 years now and have seen the light of FreeBSD. I know a few Unix commands and know DOS very well. Here's my question, why do you guys make converting so difficult? Let me illustrate my point. Take a look at www.freebsd.org Find the section that says, Easy to Install. FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including CD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if you have a network connection, you can install it directly over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is a pair of blank, 1.44MB floppies and these directions. Now click on "these directions" Sorry to be so stupid, but I can't follow the easy directions. I can't even find what files I need to FTP. I also am finding the floppy disk installation incomplete. I would appreciate any assistance you could offer. Thank you. [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I've been in the industry for 10 years now and have seen the light of FreeBSD. I know a few Unix commands and know DOS very well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Here's my question, why do you guys make converting so difficult?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Let me illustrate my point.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Take a look at <A href="http://www.freebsd.org">www.freebsd.org</A> <P>Find the section that says, Easy to Install.</P> <P>FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including CD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if you have a network connection, you can install it <I>directly</I> over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is a pair of blank, 1.44MB floppies and <A href="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html">these directions</A>.</P></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Now click on "these directions"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sorry to be so stupid, but I can't follow the easy directions. I can't even find what files I need to FTP. I also am finding the floppy disk installation incomplete.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I would appreciate any assistance you could offer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thank you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>help
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