Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 20:56:57 +0200 From: Kyrre Nygard <kyrreny@broadpark.no> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>, deandp87@gmail.com (Dean Darmawan) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kids from Indonesia Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060517205405.021ffc60@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <200605171821.k4HIL0ZD016819@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <446B3FF2.6080104@gmail.com> <200605171821.k4HIL0ZD016819@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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At 20:21 17.05.2006, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > Assalamu'alaikum Wr. Wb. > > Hi there, I'm Dean Darmawan and still 18y/o. Well, i get interested with > > Fedora 5, but the main problem are "can this distro Linux recognize my > > internal modem 56k that I ussally use to get connected to the Internet?" > > For that kind of reason, i got confuse and step back!! My modem now is > > D-Link DFM-562IS HSFi PCI Modem. Thanx, best regard. > >The first thing you need to realize it that FreeBSD is not LINUX or >any flavor or 'distro' of LINUX. FreeBSD is a complete operating >system that had its birthing in the BSD (Berkley) UNIX in the wee >early days of UNIX. Check on the http://www.freebsd.org/ web site >for more information. > >Second, FreeBSD is a complete OS and as such can talk to modems and nic >cards, and most other peripherals. The information is on the FreeBSD >web site. > >FreeBSD is a superior free UNIX. It takes a little extra time to >learn, but is worth the effort. Enjoy learning and using FreeBSD. > >////jerry Jerry, did you expect to be understood? :) Mr. Dean's skills in English is yet not that great. The information you provided him with is something he will naturally pick up at a time where he is able to understand. Just saying something like `yes' would suffice. In his case to make him check out FreeBSD, which is the best we can currently hope for. All the best, Kyrre
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