From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 17 18:56:59 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 01C1C16BAFC for ; Wed, 17 May 2006 18:56:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kyrreny@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1smout1.broadpark.no (osl1smout1.broadpark.no [80.202.4.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6665C43D6A for ; Wed, 17 May 2006 18:56:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kyrreny@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1sminn1.broadpark.no ([80.202.4.59]) by osl1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IZF00CJKBAX8IB0@osl1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 17 May 2006 20:56:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from urban.broadpark.no ([80.203.212.30]) by osl1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IZF00MF7BAXF3O0@osl1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 17 May 2006 20:56:57 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 20:56:57 +0200 From: Kyrre Nygard In-reply-to: <200605171821.k4HIL0ZD016819@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: Jerry McAllister , deandp87@gmail.com (Dean Darmawan) Message-id: <7.0.1.0.2.20060517205405.021ffc60@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <446B3FF2.6080104@gmail.com> <200605171821.k4HIL0ZD016819@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kids from Indonesia 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: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:56:59 -0000 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