From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 22 10:20:15 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from rwcrmhc52.attbi.com (rwcrmhc52.attbi.com [216.148.227.88]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5141D37B405 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:19:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from win98800 ([12.232.232.117]) by rwcrmhc52.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020122181957.UGZL3578.rwcrmhc52.attbi.com@win98800> for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 18:19:57 +0000 Message-ID: <0ffe01c1a371$661d1b20$6600640a@attbi.com> From: "Douglas R. Spindler" To: Subject: A question from a convert from Windows to FreeBSD Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:19:58 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0FFB_01C1A32E.57CF21A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0FFB_01C1A32E.57CF21A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 =20 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. ------=_NextPart_000_0FFB_01C1A32E.57CF21A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I've been in the industry for 10 years now and have = seen the=20 light of FreeBSD.  I know a few Unix commands and know DOS very=20 well.
 
Here's my question, why do you guys make converting = so=20 difficult?
 
Let me illustrate my point.
 
Take a look at www.freebsd.org =20

Find the section that says, Easy to Install.

FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including CD-ROM, = floppy=20 disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if you have a network = connection,=20 you can install it directly over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you = need is a=20 pair of blank, 1.44MB floppies and these=20 directions.

Now click on "these directions"
 
Sorry to be so stupid, but I can't follow = the easy=20 directions.  I can't even find what files I need to FTP.  I = also am=20 finding the floppy disk installation incomplete.
 
I would appreciate any assistance you could=20 offer.
 
Thank you.
 
 
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