Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:57:11 +0106 (EDT) From: "eric k. wolven" <wyrdwulf@catskill.net> To: djohnson@acuson.com Cc: jfulton@e3tech.net, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Would like comments and opinions regarding desktop OS switch Message-ID: <200108282055.f7SKtRp26105@mail-1.catskill.net> In-Reply-To: <3B8BD2A7.555B7570@acuson.com>
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I agree with Dave: I have both installed on my box. They both have different advantages that might appeal to different people. I do tend to use FreeBSD a bit more but that's because it's "newer" to me and I'd like to be comfortable with the os... I like Debian because of its ease of packaging system and updating--though I'm hard pressed with cvsup on FreeBSD to say which is "superior". I'm not a geek professionally beyond my interest in alternate oses but I found both FreeBSD and Debian to be excellent for me... Eric Wolven ---Reply to mail from David Johnson about Would like comments and opinions regarding desktop OS switch > "Joel M. Fulton" wrote: >> >> Greetings- >> >> I am looking to switch (personal) desktops from Win2K/NT/9x to either >> FreeBSD or the Debian distribution of Linux. I've spent a lot of time >> researching distributions, usability, hardware compatibility, etc. and have >> a component system spec'd with hardware appropriate for either. I have also >> lurked on this (and other) FreeBSD lists and Debian lists - trying to get >> sense of the environment from its people, so to speak, before making my >> decision. >> >> I am asking for and would like comments about the reason you made your >> decision to use FreeBSD. >> How has your experience been so far? >> Now that you're a FreeBSD user, would you have rather chosen another OS? >> Did you begin using FreeBSD for politico-ethica-socio-spiritual reasons if >> not, why did you begin using FreeBSD? >> What three things do you wish you would've known before adopting FreeBSD? > > Try them both! Use them both for at least a week. Install some new > packages. Do some systems administration. Etc. You may end up liking > them both. There's no reason you have to stick with one or the other. > > As for politico-ethica-socio-spiritual reasons, don't worry about it. > They're operating systems, not denominations in a church :-) The High > Debian Mucky Mucks pay a lot of lip service to political correctness, > but everyone else still uses Debian simply because they like it. > > David > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > ---End reply To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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