From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 16 12:17:15 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0F1A1065670; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:17:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 764338FC14; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:17:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-196-5-97.dynamic.qsc.de [92.196.5.97]) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0B98505CA; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:17:12 +0100 (CET) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id mAGCHBhi001529; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:17:11 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:17:10 +0100 From: Polytropon To: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <20081116131710.70cdbffa.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20081116020345.GB15841@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <491D59D3.8080809@spansurf.com> <20081114203914.W14337@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <491DDD56.1040001@ccstores.com> <20081114225626.GA56663@icarus.home.lan> <20081115011836.N16077@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081116020345.GB15841@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Wojciech Puchar , Jeremy Chadwick , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: re changing from vista X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:17:16 -0000 Excuse me for entering this discussin. You're completely right in what you're saying, and I'ld like to add this: On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:03:45 -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: > So, let him learn a meaningful server environment. FreeBSD isn't a "server only OS", it's versatile and can be used as an excellent desktop solution. That's what I'm doing since 4.0 - using it exclusively (!) on the desktop. And it's completely possible without the feeling to have something missing. I'm not joking at you, that's my real individual experience. I changed from Linux to FreeBSD, so I had good basic knowledge, and I never had used any "Windows" before, so I wasn't "spoiled" by MICROS~1's strange concepts of how to do certain things, so I cannot speak for the vast majority of computer users. :-) To summarize: Unlike the different "Windows" things, you can use FreeBSD as a desktop, as a server, and for any "mixed form" of these appliances without any problems. Of course, you'll have to learn *how* to do this, but it's not that you can't learn or do it. FreeBSD will open the door for you to other interesting fields of information technology. The things you've learned using FreeBSD will help you using OpenBSD or NetBSD, or Solaris and oder UNIXes. If you've understood the generic principles, the whole world is open to you. FreeBSD always meant fun to me using the computer. I hope you'll feel so, too. "In a world without walls and fences - who needs windows and gates?!" :-) Don't be frightened, try out FreeBSD. -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...