Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 09:38:49 -0400 From: "Steve Schofield" <steve@bgeek.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Fw: To freeBSD or not freeBSD Message-ID: <012901c31c79$a6079080$0600a8c0@mcsebound.com>
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> Hi Trish, > > I'm a full-time windows admin and have installed sorry to say 100's and > 100's of windows machines. The installs are pretty much run setup.exe, > next, agree to license, agree to EULA, finish. I had little or no > background in *nix area. i had installed red hat and mandrake a few times. > It was similiar to windows and once it completed I feel i didn't learn too > much. > > FreeBSD install is a terse to a newbie but my one goal using freebsd was to > actually learn something about unix. looking back, everything is documented > you just have to read things like the http://freebsd.org/handbook and other > sources. One other thing the hype with FreeBSD isn't as much with linux. > While trying red hat i constantly got updates and patches for security > items. After a bit of research, there were a lot less security notices with > BSD. for a hobby OS i didn't want to worry about it. As far as the hype > goes, i didn't want to be classified a "me too" learning linux. That was a > bit of the reason also choosing BSD over at linux at first, looking back > i'm glad i chose it. I sincerely like BSD, it just works and unless i want > to tinker isn't technology just supposed to work. I get my fill of being > on the "bleeding edge" with my windows job. Freebsd is very mature, its > definitely going to be around. > > > * ----------------------------------------- * > * Steve Schofield > * steve@aspfree.com > * > * Microsoft MVP - ASP.NET > * http://www.aspfree.com > * ----------------------------------------- * > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trish" <failte@sentex.net> > To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 7:24 AM > Subject: To freeBSD or not freeBSD > > > > Hello freebsd-newbies, > > > > I'm wondering why you picked freeBSD over other distros. I'm > > getting ready to build my first Linux box and I admit, I have not fully > > researched all the options yet, but am looking at freeBSD on the > > recommendation of, well, my son. I take him seriously as he is > > already running linux (though not freeBSD as yet - that's his and > > my upcoming project), he and his friends are no slouches at this stuff, > typical techie teenagers, and have the time to > > do such things. I have less. However, I'm interested in what the > > actual user community has to say. > > > > I get the impression there is significant support available, apps and > drivers are available and configurable > > and it's not a nightmare to run. But that's just an impression and > > I haven't compared it enough with anything else. > > > > So if anyone cares to venture a point of view, I'd be interested to > > hear it. Thanks! :) > > > > -- > > Trish mailto:failte@sentex.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >
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