From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 9 18:48: 4 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from donkeykong.gpcc.itd.umich.edu (donkeykong.gpcc.itd.umich.edu [141.211.2.163]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA81137B4C5 for ; Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:48:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from choplifter.gpcc.itd.umich.edu (smtp@choplifter.gpcc.itd.umich.edu [141.211.2.143]) by donkeykong.gpcc.itd.umich.edu (8.8.8/4.3-mailhub) with ESMTP id VAA14739; Thu, 9 Nov 2000 21:47:59 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (timcm@localhost) by choplifter.gpcc.itd.umich.edu (8.8.8/5.1-client) with ESMTP id VAA10952; Thu, 9 Nov 2000 21:47:59 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 21:47:59 -0500 (EST) From: Tim McMillen X-Sender: timcm@choplifter.gpcc.itd.umich.edu To: "J. Taylor" <333@flashcom.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stable versions of FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <003201c04abe$97df2840$8553f83f@flashcom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, J. Taylor wrote: > Gentlemen: > > I plan to order a computer from ASA. I only know of two versions that are Stable. FreeBSD 2.2, 3.x. I would like to know the latest stable version. The first release candidate for 4.2-release just came out so 4.2 should be out very soon, maybe within the week. Right now that is the latest. > This will be a home computer for personal use. Being 64 years old I would like to know how much math I need. I have forgotten most of what I was taught. You should be able to get away without any math really. To be a home user you don't really need programming skills either. Just read the FAQ at www.freebsd.org the handbook there also when you can, and just generally reading man pages and the information at the website. > I would appreciate any suggestions. I realize that I would have my head against the wall for a long time. Yes the learning process can be tough, I'm in the same boat. It's worth it. Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message