From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 24 12:44:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F08E516A4B3 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:44:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from buffnet4.buffnet.net (buffnet4.buffnet.net [205.246.19.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02E2F43F85 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:44:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from shovey@buffnet.net) Received: from buffnet5.buffnet.net (buffnet5.buffnet.net [205.246.19.14]) by buffnet4.buffnet.net (8.12.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id h8OJiZtD099234; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:44:35 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from shovey@buffnet.net) Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:44:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve Hovey To: Jerry McAllister In-Reply-To: <200309241935.h8OJZKje024386@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: intraden@mail.ru cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why do you prefer FreeBSD???? Maybe Windows is more comfortable X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:44:31 -0000 The full answer is way easier - business with it and NO BEEPER BEEPIN at 2AM! (and on less powerful hardware even! ) On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > Hi All!!! > > > > I think that WinXP more popular and more easy than FreeBSD. People > > all over the world know what is Windows but don't know what is > > FreeBSD. More programs is written work on Windows.... > > Windows more comfortable in work with graph... > > If windows more popular and more program work on windows why do you > > use FreeBSD? > > The popularity of MS-win is due to marketing and market manipulation > first by IBM/Microsoft, then by Microsoft/IBM and now by Microsoft. > Despite what some MS advocates say, it has little to do with the > quality of the system > > > I am beginner and I don't understand why a lot of people say that > > FreeBSD it's cool..... Why? > > FreeBSD is superior for serious computing work and as a server system. > > > What do you prefer FreeBSD or Windows??? > > Generally FreeBSD for almost everything, but I am stuck with MS > for some things and so I use it too, but with ever present fear > of getting trashed by the latest defect. > > > This mailing list is dedicated to FreeBSD. I know that users of > > FreeBSD more than users of Windows.... > > Please try understand me correctly. Thanks for any answer! > > There are dozens, probably hundreds, of postings and articles writen > on this subject. Try Google or some other search engine and you > will be inundated with commentary - some of it even fairly thoughtful > and useful amidst the emotional diatribes. > > If you REALLY want to know the value of FreeBSD, install it and > use it for some serious computer work such as running a network > server or doing significant databases or numerical proessing. > You need to use it long enough to become truely familiar and to > get past your MS habits. Then it will begin to dawn on you. > > So, do some Googling. > > By, the way, this sort of flame inviting post that you made is > often seen as a post from a troll just trying to get an argument > going. But, I have answered as if you meanth it seriously. So > don't try and get a flame war going. Instead, do some studying > and get some experience by trying it out. > > ////jerry > > > > > -- > > Best regards, Denis > > intraden@mail.ru > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >