From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 24 13:40:35 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 A935616A4B3 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:40:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from firecrest.mail.pas.earthlink.net (firecrest.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.121.247]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 009A943FD7 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:40:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from algould@datawok.com) Received: from 22-15.lctv-b4.cablelynx.com ([24.204.22.15] helo=yoda.datawok.com) by firecrest.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1A2GR0-0001Ac-00; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:40:26 -0700 From: "Andrew L. Gould" To: Denis , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:40:24 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <13825421.20030924230547@mail.ru> In-Reply-To: <13825421.20030924230547@mail.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200309241540.24180.algould@datawok.com> X-ELNK-Trace: ee791d459e3d6817d780f4a490ca69564776905774d2ac4b4e78a8fe80fd7b09da636c0b55c1d3b8350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c Subject: Re: Why do you prefer FreeBSD???? Maybe Windows is more comfortable than FBSD? 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 20:40:35 -0000 On Wednesday 24 September 2003 02:05 pm, Denis 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? I am beginner and I don't understand why a lot of people say that > FreeBSD it's cool..... Why? > What do you prefer FreeBSD or Windows??? > 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! Denis, Do not value "popular" or "easy" too much. Humans have a long standing history of choosing immediate gratification over more difficult options that would be in their best interest. A fitting example for this month would be the use of Microsoft Outlook, with continues to facilitate the spread of computer worms and viruses. The world has known this for some time; and yet, it is still very popular. When people justify using Windows, you will note that market share and ease of use are usually listed first. When people justify the use of FreeBSD, they tend to focus on the operating system's strengths -- not the users' weaknesses. It's a different frame of mind. We're not an exclusive bunch; but we expect you to respect your own intelligence. (To other list members: Is that a fair statement?) Andrew