Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 11:31:48 -0800 From: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> To: Jesper Holmberg <jeho5791@student.uu.se> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: About Unix Message-ID: <3AA7DE24.6AC57082@acuson.com> References: <OFA420CC63.6AEAEDB6-ON87256A08.006994B1@smed.com> <01030800251100.00557@r55h47.res.gatech.edu> <20010308115639.A4298@strindberg.maisel.enst-bretagne.fr>
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Jesper Holmberg wrote: > So my question to you would be: can you tell my just why I should hang > in there? Why do you prefer FreeBSD? What will I discover if I stay > that is not obvious at first sight? I use both FreeBSD and Slackware Linux. I'm probably very different from most BSDers in that I'm not running a server. I use FreeBSD and Slackware for a home desktop machine. I use it for development, browsing the web and playing games. If you're running a server, FreeBSD is probably the best way to go. But if you're a desktop kind of guy, there's some drawbacks to FreeBSD. "Linuxisms" might never occur on a server only accessed through a remote shell. But for a desktop machine, they're a daily annoyance. Examples of linuxisms include a stupid looking penguin in your KDE menu (minor) to Konqueror not being able to use a Linux plugin like flash (major annoyance). But there are some great advantages that outweigh these annoyances. The ports/packages system is a gem among gems. The documentation is excellent. The configuration and layout makes sense. It's overall feel is one of cohesiveness rather than the typical Linux feel of a motley collection of unrelated parts. The number one advantage is cohesiveness and sensibility. The number one disadvantage is that the majority of applications are designed for Linux. David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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