Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 22:19:03 -0400 From: Matthew Graybosch <matthew@starbreaker.net> To: Bruce Cole <bruce_cole62@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Info. Message-ID: <20011025221903.349a8100.matthew@starbreaker.net> In-Reply-To: <20011026020519.77252.qmail@web9703.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20011026020519.77252.qmail@web9703.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:05:19 -0700 (PDT), Bruce Cole typed: # Would you please tell me what BSD is so I can determine if I would # find it usefull to me? FreeBSD is an operating system. It sits between you and the hardware in your computer. You talk to FreeBSD, and FreeBSD talks to your computer. You can use it alongside Windows, choosing to boot one OS or the other, or use it to completely replace Windows. FreeBSD is based on UNIX, namely 4.4BSD, so it can be more difficult to learn than Windows. However, FreeBSD does have its own windowing system, so you can still use graphical editors, browsers, email tools, games, etc. Furthermore, once you've learned BSD, you have much greater power over your computer than you would under Windows. This is mainly regurgitated propaganda, as your question is somewhat vague. If you told me what you used your computer for, then I could give you a better picture of FreeBSD's usefulness to you. If you have any specific questions, ask me. I'll answer as honestly as I can. -- Matthew Graybosch http://www.starbreaker.net "Sartre was mistaken: Hell is not other people. Hell is maintaining other people's code." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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