From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Oct 25 17:27:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA08851 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:27:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mailgw00.execpc.com (mailgw00.execpc.com [169.207.1.78]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA08846 for ; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:27:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fpawlak@execpc.com) Received: from darkstar.connect.com (fpawlak@kronos-2-179.mdm.mkt.execpc.com [169.207.86.117]) by mailgw00.execpc.com (8.9.0) id TAA01670; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 19:27:21 -0600 (CST) Received: (from fpawlak@localhost) by darkstar.connect.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id TAA13215; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 19:27:40 -0600 Message-ID: <19981025192739.B13164@execpc.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 19:27:39 -0600 From: Frank Pawlak To: Chris Falco Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Should I dump Windows 95 for Free BSD? References: <000501bdffb0$f1a6a840$13d0a4d0@chrisf> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <000501bdffb0$f1a6a840$13d0a4d0@chrisf>; from Chris Falco on Sat, Oct 24, 1998 at 05:46:46PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Oct 24, 1998 at 05:46:46PM -0700, Chris Falco wrote: > Howdy, > I'm a Windows 95 user on a home pc and I was wondering if Free BSD would be an appropriate switch for me to make. I read the FAQs and didn't see anything about comparisons (look, feel, robustness, ease of use, etc..) with Windows. Is Free BSD primarily designed for industry and server use? Do you know of any forums where Free BSD is discussed that I might lurk about in for a bit & see what's up? Thanks in advance. Cheers. > I did and have never looked back. It is really not as easy as that, as I had to learn to do my work in a different environment than what Windows provides. When I made the switch, I had very little knowledge of UNIX, but with some determination and strong desire to get away from all the problems with Windows and the evil empire, I was able to make the transition. If you enjoy computers and want to learn more about them then by all means make the move. I would advise running both Windows and FreeBSD until you are comfortable with the UNIX environment. Be patient as there is a learning curve ahead of you, but once you are comfortable with UNIX make the cut -- blow away windows and enjoy computing as it is meant to be. Good luck. -- --Frank "At no time is the freedom of speech more precious then when a man hits his thumb with a hammer." --Marshall Lumsden To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message