Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:33:16 -0600 From: Janketh Jay <jankyj@unfs.us> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD? Message-ID: <4FCBF43C.9020807@unfs.us> In-Reply-To: <3136851.0ak4zrFd2I@x220.ovitrap.com> References: <CAGFTUwOAKp2wWm=42Y5wBMpVytYXQtmJ-gx4rVtGvGRKWGg6iw@mail.gmail.com> <3136851.0ak4zrFd2I@x220.ovitrap.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Erich, FreeBSD is in no way intended to be used by computer newcomers. If they're comfortable with Windows, then they should use it. If someone wants to try using FreeBSD and runs into issues, that is what the forums, mailing lists, FreeBSD Handbook, and many other resources are for. That being said, there is no reason for FreeBSD to be more user-friendly when it comes to installing older ports. That just sounds ridiculous in itself. If someone wants to use an older port, they can download it manually or using something like "portdowngrade". Of course, this becomes a serious security risk (depending on the port) but FreeBSD will still "allow" anyone to do this. If this simply isn't good enough, then perhaps the user should think about trying to use a different OS. Regards, Janky Jay, III -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk/L9DgACgkQGK3MsUbJZn6CpwCeIx86GXjqapMW6dBaKQv41vSH BrMAn1/TbYo6s75GC82m56mnyHQhwdAq =aIU0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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