From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 24 15:44:03 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 240F016A41F for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:44:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from micahjon@ywave.com) Received: from smtpout1.ywave.com (ycomradius.yelmtel.com [216.227.100.60]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9654443D64 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:44:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from micahjon@ywave.com) Received: (qmail 5161 invoked by uid 502); 24 Dec 2005 15:44:01 -0000 Received: from dsl29226.ywave.com (HELO ?192.168.1.68?) (micahjon@ywave.com@216.227.116.226) by 0 with SMTP; 24 Dec 2005 15:44:01 -0000 X-CLIENT-IP: 216.227.116.226 X-CLIENT-HOST: dsl29226.ywave.com Message-ID: <43AD6CBA.6010906@ywave.com> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:43:54 -0800 From: Micah User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Michael C. Shultz" References: <20051224081054.29659.qmail@web31304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <5ceb5d550512240654g6c44388medb95cc31f723fcf@mail.gmail.com> <200512240719.51264.ringworm01@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200512240719.51264.ringworm01@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Daniel A." , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, 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 15:44:03 -0000 Michael C. Shultz wrote: > 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 I use FreeBSD as a desktop system, once it's setup it's a much nicer system to maintain than any Linux I've tried (haven't tried Gentoo yet). Setting it up is harder than some of the "auto-config-everything" Linux distros though. My suggestion is to read through the handbook to see if you are comfortible with what it is describing. If it seems okay, give FreeBSD a try, if not, try a Linux distro. Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html HTH, Micah