From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 24 15:19:56 2005 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 30C3816A41F for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:19:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ringworm01@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.204]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 677C943D68 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:19:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ringworm01@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id s9so577044wxc for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:19:54 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:user-agent:cc:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:message-id; b=V3xu+vHxfkjHTsbkR8Ehq+XFx4y5GU1+sACyMCLB4y5CgCn6Kqj5tNuFtc/nDNEwVsfeiNEw5vISv+xyO7p9fw9ng3aNR2bKM+vtf6Dc7v8k1bmD/8xqm8vhV9AYZjVST8LZ8d1dOgM0IdZuYj1GV4mOGlGK1YG7snbt6vFsKoY= Received: by 10.70.109.10 with SMTP id h10mr241429wxc; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:19:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from ringworm.mechee.com ( [71.102.14.129]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id i33sm4545717wxd.2005.12.24.07.19.53; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:19:54 -0800 (PST) From: "Michael C. Shultz" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:19:48 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <20051224081054.29659.qmail@web31304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <5ceb5d550512240654g6c44388medb95cc31f723fcf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5ceb5d550512240654g6c44388medb95cc31f723fcf@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200512240719.51264.ringworm01@gmail.com> Cc: "Daniel A." , Andy Sjostrom Subject: Re: BSD Question's. 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: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:19:56 -0000 On Saturday 24 December 2005 06:54, Daniel A. wrote: > Hi Andy, > > I am sorry for the trouble you have had with Windows XP. > > I suggest that you use Linux, as FreeBSD really is not targeted at > people who want to use graphical user interfaces. In a few key areas FreeBSD is a better desktop OS than Linux: Easier to keep the kernel/world and installed ports up to date for example without having to resort to the microsoft/Linux fixall method of removing and reinstalling everything every now and again. Your opinion is correct IMO that FreeBSD managers put most emphasis on FreeBSD as a server and little as a desktop. My guess is because donations(cash) and hardware support for developers come from people who want servers while people who want a desktop OS tend to donate squat.... > The linux developers really have been trying to make a valuable > replacement for Windows, as they somehow have experienced the same > issues with Windows (And Microsoft products in general) that you have. > > One Linux distribution in particular that I think you might like, is > Ubuntu. You can download it at http://www.ubuntulinux.org/, or order a > CD (Free shipping, free CD, you pay nothing). Advertising Linux in a FreeBSD mailing list? Sounds like you may have more of axe to grind against the FreeBSD management folk than a desire to offer sound advice.... -Mike