From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 21 05:09:26 2006 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 B12B116A41F for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 05:09:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B98043D45 for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 05:09:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id k0L5CpP37072; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:12:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Adam Nealis" , "Graham Bentley" , Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:09:12 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <20060120111248.26454.qmail@web86901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal Cc: Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs Linux 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, 21 Jan 2006 05:09:26 -0000 >-----Original Message----- >From: Adam Nealis [mailto:adamnealis@yahoo.co.uk] >Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:13 AM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt; Graham Bentley; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs Linux > > >--- Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >> >> What do you say to the people who want to do some research before >> putting the time into installing it? > >I would suggest going to http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html and >reading the >FAQ (especially section 1) and the handbook for a start. This >should give >you an idea of the approach and the level of technical awareness you >will need. > >The community and support sections should help you get a feel >for how the >OS is actually received. > And if you have questions that aren't answered there, what then? I am pointing this out because the process of asking questions on the mailing list is a legitimate means of research. Not everyone wants to just spend the time installing it and then deciding if they like it. Some want to do some research first, and that involves asking questions on the mailing list. Framing the question as a "is freebsd better than linux" kind of question is perfectly legitimate. If we as the FreeBSD community cannot answer that question, then why are we wasting our time with it? Ted