Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:25:51 -0400 From: "stavros" <stavros@cais.com> To: "Joel M. Fulton" <jfulton@e3tech.net>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Would like comments and opinions regarding desktop OS switch Message-ID: <012e01c12fe6$7c6d5c90$9865fea9@keinzeit> References: <03d201c12fcc$ce04a7d0$0801a8c0@corp.trigeo.com>
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Look no further than Ted Mittelstaedt. He knows everything..knows everything..knows everything..knows everything. . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel M. Fulton" <jfulton@e3tech.net> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 10:22 AM Subject: Would like comments and opinions regarding desktop OS switch > Greetings- > > I am looking to switch (personal) desktops from Win2K/NT/9x to either > FreeBSD or the Debian distribution of Linux. I've spent a lot of time > researching distributions, usability, hardware compatibility, etc. and have > a component system spec'd with hardware appropriate for either. I have also > lurked on this (and other) FreeBSD lists and Debian lists - trying to get > sense of the environment from its people, so to speak, before making my > decision. > > I am asking for and would like comments about the reason you made your > decision to use FreeBSD. > How has your experience been so far? > Now that you're a FreeBSD user, would you have rather chosen another OS? > Did you begin using FreeBSD for politico-ethica-socio-spiritual reasons if > not, why did you begin using FreeBSD? > What three things do you wish you would've known before adopting FreeBSD? > > It is my intent to run both before deciding which to keep. My functionality > requirements to make this a successful shift: > stability, ease of updates (both to os and to ports/packages), some specific > applications (palm sync, cdrw/cd-ripping (for backup purposes only), > samba/smb connectivity) > > Thank you, in advance, for any comments. Just to reiterate, I'm not looking > for reasons to jump off the Microsoft ship - those are legion, and in my > opinion best described by one of their knowledge base articles: > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q172/6/53.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=g > n&FR=0&qry=Q172653&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=CHS . But that's > besides the point... > > What I am asking for reasons *to* move to FreeBSD and perhaps a contrast > between it and the Debian distribution. > > Best regards, > > joel > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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