From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 14 18:58:24 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52B1716A408 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:58:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from omr4.networksolutionsemail.com (omr4.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 154E213C4BB for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:58:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (ns-omr4.mgt.netsol.com [10.49.6.67]) by omr4.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l3EIwNwu029765 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:58:23 -0400 Received: (qmail 2932 invoked by uid 78); 14 Apr 2007 18:58:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.15.200?) (racerx@makeworld.com@71.113.183.18) by ns-omr4.lb.hosting.dc2.netsol.com with SMTP; 14 Apr 2007 18:58:23 -0000 Message-ID: <46212449.4050403@makeworld.com> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:58:17 -0500 From: Chris User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070403) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Garrett Cooper References: <1176551927.6799.9.camel@FreeBSD.localhost> <462122E2.20207@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <462122E2.20207@u.washington.edu> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.2.0 OpenPGP: id=C01BC363 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I like Ubuntu X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: racerx@makeworld.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:58:24 -0000 Garrett Cooper wrote: > Paul Butler wrote: >> Message: 17 >> Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:21:43 -0500 >> From: "Claude Menski" >> Subject: I like Ubuntu >> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" >> Message-ID: >> <2a4057fc0704131021t60249c62k4107ee6cf9f1fb8f@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Why is freebsd better then ubuntu? >> >> I find Ubuntu to be a great "distro" if your goal is to get a great >> open-source desktop system up and running quickly, that is easy to >> update (albeit not with the latest available applications) and >> relatively bug-free. If you yourself are not able to spend hands-on >> time maintaining the system (i.e. for aging parents, in-laws, non-techie >> friends) it is a good choice. Their use of Debian's apt technology is >> brilliant. Their user/developer community is wonderful. >> >> If, however, heart-stopping speed appeals to you, you want intelligently >> planned technology with the latest stable applications, you are >> operating web servers, or you just plain want to get expertise in real >> Unix then there is nothing like FreeBSD. >> >> Merely by living with FreeBSD for a year or two on your desktop or >> laptop, you will really deepen your understanding of unix-derived >> systems in a way which is not possible with Linux. This may be very >> helpful if you either have or contemplate a career in IT. >> >> Paul Butler >> > My personal take on Ubuntu is that it was a wise decision by some to > market the Linux distro to disenchanted Windows users -- by having KDE > be the default DE it makes people feel more at home than having to > choose something like, say, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, FVWM2, or good old > TWM. The problem is that it's aimed primarily at people trying to test > out Linux and transition from Windows, and in many cases tends to choose > the "best" option for you, in terms of partitioning your disk, running > certain apps, etc from what I've heard and read from others, which is > bad for power users. > > Also, it's Linux-based so documentation in terms of manpages are most > likely non-existent, like with Gentoo Linux. > > Just as a followup to the subject line: I like FreeBSD because of its > solid nature and good system architecture. > > Cheers, > -Garrett Actually - Ubuntu's default isn't KDE, it's Gnome. Kubuntu is what you want if you prefer the K environment - however, that's not to say that if you install Ubuntu, you can't install KDE (or XFCE4 - that happens to be Xubuntu). -- Best regards, Chris BOFH excuse #158: Defunct processes