From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 21 15:37:44 2004 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 ABB3616A4CF for ; Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:37:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from emboss.bossbox.com (cpc2-tall1-5-0-cust19.dbln.cable.ntl.com [81.98.89.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E079343D2F for ; Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:37:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Brian@bossbox.com) Received: from bogbox ([192.168.0.2]) by emboss.bossbox.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i9LFbfSI038766; Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:37:42 +0100 (IST) (envelope-from Brian@bossbox.com) Message-Id: <200410211537.i9LFbfSI038766@emboss.bossbox.com> From: "Brian " To: Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:37:50 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <20041021151453.GA43721@omniresources.com> Thread-Index: AcS3gLq/22XYV+BhQg+1H3FhKcGG8gAAfIYQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 cc: 'FreeBSD Questions' Subject: RE: Rid of those Windows Desktops! 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: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:37:44 -0000 Pro: Both would be best for someone coming directly from MS Windows. Both have high sex-appeal for the great un-washed masses. I know it sounds superfluous, but people's impressions are their realities. If someone coming off Windows thinks they're getting a plain-vanilla, featureless environemtn, they won't be as satisfied. If it's "cool" and has lots of bells and whistles, they *might* have a more favorable impression. Both have so many included programs, you may not have to install separate applications. Con: Both are a bear to support AND upgrade. They are huge compiles from ports and prone to tricky upgrade/compile problems. Both have way too many included programs. Most is not used but yet you must compile and support them anyway. -- Regards, Doug Thanks for all the advice so far, I guess I best clear somethings up. This is a project for the home, to turn all the 2k boxes to FreeBSD Workstations with some form of GUI. Personaly I all ready do most of my work from home on a 2k box but ssh'd to a FreeBSD box in work for mail,irc,lynx etc. The rest of the famliy have all used FreeBSD without a GUI, eithier pine,mutt,lynx,irrsi or all of the above at sometime or another and are fairly comfortable with that. So even tho most will be coming from a Windows background they're very comfortable all ready in a UNIX/BSD enviroment. I just want to to take 2k out of all the machines And replace them with nice FreeBSD desktops, XFCE and some of the other applications mentioned all ready seem to be perfect for this job, xchat firefox etc Thanks for all the comments please keep them coming Cheers Brian --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.773 / Virus Database: 520 - Release Date: 05/10/2004