From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 20 11:12:53 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 32CB816A41F for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:12:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adamnealis@yahoo.co.uk) Received: from web86901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com (web86901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com [217.12.13.53]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6620843D49 for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:12:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adamnealis@yahoo.co.uk) Received: (qmail 26456 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Jan 2006 11:12:48 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.co.uk; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=S8Dd2U50XZcDYdiR3NyPq9q/4Yodl94nBgKX4GDc/tgODPKFEXZO2xIVqlF2T3PI7y3oB514AoRax2vAtv0jVprL/8zPFEyTrxK6ZSzByssX9gBUuj0JWJK2wd8Ez4Xhipj9c/udmCrHkjRx0JbHClJGNWKYSpwXERqNoX2O8NM= ; Message-ID: <20060120111248.26454.qmail@web86901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Received: from [213.52.212.129] by web86901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:12:48 PST Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:12:48 -0800 (PST) From: Adam Nealis To: Ted Mittelstaedt , Graham Bentley , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs Linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:12:53 -0000 --- Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > What do you say to the people who want to do some research before > putting the time into installing it? I would suggest going to http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html and reading the FAQ (especially section 1) and the handbook for a start. This should give you an idea of the approach and the level of technical awareness you will need. The community and support sections should help you get a feel for how the OS is actually received. > > Ted > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Graham Bentley > >Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:28 AM > >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux > > > > > >Damn, I just fell into the same old trap. This is a questions > >list about FreeBSD. I already use it (as well as other OS's) > >What do I care about the arguments for and against xy and z? > > > >Thinking about it now, if I was asking the same question and > >someone said "Why not try out FreeBSD and make your > >own mind up!" I may think they where being a tad dismissive > >however there can never be any substitue for hands on > >experience !! > > > >To that guy (wherever he is now) :- > > > >Download FreeBSD and get it installed, its great! > > > >Come back and ask if you have any problems or > >questions and we will do our best to help :)) > > > >Happy FreeBSD'ing !!! > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.19/231 - Release > >Date: 1/16/2006 > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com