Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:36:47 -0400 From: "leegold" <goldtech@worldpost.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD at work Message-ID: <001201bfd882$9d8b1870$39df7ad1@beefstew> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0006170944500.25819-100000@shell1.aracnet.com>
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i was impressed w/kde - it's got all the bells and whistles that win98 has. it's too much gui for me. But, i couldn't beleive a suite like that is FREE. it seemed to be pretty stable too. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@aracnet.com> To: Some Person <ntvsunix@hotmail.com> Cc: <jswarner@uswest.net>; <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 12:48 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD at work > > > Any suggestions on how I can actually give them a better idea what it can > > really do and maybe the chance to atleast give it a try. After all, it's > > 100% free!!! This could save my company, as well as our clients lots of > > money!!! Ahhh, drives me nuts thinking of it... > > Yeah, First bring in a machine from home if you can loaded with > FreeBSD first. Load X-Windows, Star Office or Applix and make it look > flashy so that people ask what it is. Once they're aware of it, load Samba > on it and start mapping Windows drives to it. Keep all your inportant > files on it. 'Oh, just a sec, let me go get it off my FreeBSD machine.' > Show people what you've done with it. You'll get a few others interested > in it and together you can slowly get familiar enough with it that someday > someone senior enough can say. 'Well, lets save you $XXXXX amount by using > FreeBSD instead of Windows 3000 Service Pack 17' :) > > > Rick > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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