From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 15 08:11:26 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4658416A417 for ; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:11:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from info@industrialphys.com) Received: from smh02.opentransfer.com (smh02.opentransfer.com [71.18.216.120]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0615313C474 for ; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:11:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from info@industrialphys.com) Received: from webmail4.opentransfer.com (unknown [192.168.66.37]) by smh02.opentransfer.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AF8334F4C87; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:25:50 -0600 (CST) Received: from webmail4.opentransfer.com (webmail4.opentransfer.com [127.0.0.1]) by webmail4.opentransfer.com (8.13.8/8.13.5) with ESMTP id lBF7P61m020935; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:25:06 -0600 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by webmail4.opentransfer.com (8.13.8/8.13.5/Submit) id lBF7P5pR020926; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:25:05 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: webmail4.opentransfer.com: nobody set sender to info@industrialphys.com using -f Received: from line21-142.adsl.actcom.net.il (line21-142.adsl.actcom.net.il [192.115.21.142]) by 69.49.230.6 (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; for ; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:25:05 +0200 Message-ID: <20071215092505.bqzmyst49w4cgow4@69.49.230.6> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:25:05 +0200 From: Shimon Panfil To: "Julian H. Stacey" References: <49bf44f10712122100y45f12f77q4ae47f311905be25@mail.gmail.com> <200712131947.lBDJlMeZ008204@satan.anjos.strangled.net> <49bf44f10712132026p21717597wc6e592a1a19dad4e@mail.gmail.com> <4762073A.4090402@varusonline.com> <49bf44f10712140643p6b671948n168fdf1b24e7bb13@mail.gmail.com> <200712141605.lBEG52rJ005843@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: <200712141605.lBEG52rJ005843@fire.js.berklix.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.4) X-Originating-IP: 192.115.21.142 Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Current Gentoo user X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:11:26 -0000 Quoting "Julian H. Stacey" : > Grant wrote: >> > >>> It has recently come to my attention that FreeBSD is "similar" to >> > >>> Gentoo Linux. I've been a Gentoo user for about 5 years and I love >> > >>> the concept, but it feels like the project is slowing down. I like= to >> > >>> learn/use/know one OS for server, media system, laptop, router, etc= . >> > >>> How would you compare the two OSes? > > Good Grief ! Too many questions on wrong list Grant, Install BSD > & try it! Not that questions & answers aren't interesting, but on > the wrong list. Please read the list charter for advocacy@ you got > when you subscribed. > > Those with time & interest to read a list with individual questions > are subscribed to questions@. Newbie questions belong on questions@, > not on advocacy@. As you appear to not yet even be commited to > being a newbie, you're over quota on advocacy@ > > "Compare this & that" questions can be politically loaded, often > asked by trolls, not that I'm suggesting you are, but its happened > before, & people may be walking on egg shells, trying to answer all > your questions diplomatically, but sooner or later an egg shell may > burst, to reveal those aren't safe chicken eggs but hide the snappy > fire emitting jaws of Jurassic Park raptors ;-) I don't want to > see flames from accidents between *BSD (or Debian). > > advocacy@ is to eg plan advocacy & PR campaigns & media contacts/ > promos etc to attract a mass of interest in FreeBSD, It is not time > effective, or the right forum, to here support individual non user > questions. Please subscribe questions@ read http://freebsd.org more, > then post to questions@freebsd.org Thanks. > > Julian > -- > Julian Stacey. Munich Computer Consultant, BSD Unix C Linux. =20 > http://berklix.com > =09Ihr Rauch =3D mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. Dump cigs 4 snuff. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " > Good job Julian. I was also interested in comparison of OSes. Now I am =20 convinced not to use freeBSD. Many thanks, Shimon --=20 Shimon Panfil: Industrial Physics and Simulations http://industrialphys.com