From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 25 01:14:04 2005 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 265F816A41F for ; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 01:14:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kane.otenet.gr (kane.otenet.gr [195.170.0.95]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DA7043D5C for ; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 01:14:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from flame.pc (patr530-a021.otenet.gr [212.205.215.21]) by kane.otenet.gr (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-8) with ESMTP id jBP1E0MU014631; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 03:14:01 +0200 Received: by flame.pc (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 76FF1115E3; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 03:12:51 +0200 (EET) Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 03:12:51 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Danial Thom Message-ID: <20051225011251.GC1367@flame.pc> References: <200512240746.15029.ringworm01@gmail.com> <20051224171614.75489.qmail@web33310.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051224171614.75489.qmail@web33310.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Cc: "Michael C. Shultz" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD Question's. 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: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 01:14:04 -0000 On 2005-12-24 09:16, Danial Thom wrote: >"Michael C. Shultz" wrote: >>On Saturday 24 December 2005 07:34, Danial Thom wrote: >>> FreeBSD and Linux *should* focus on server functions, >>> because that is where MS is weak and that is where its >>> needed. There will likely never be a solid reason to use >>> BSD or linux as a desktop other than religion; while there >>> are many compelling reasons to use BSD and/or linux >>> servers. >> >> Your opinion. Mine is FreeBSD has the potential to be a >> better desktop than either ms or Linux. The big problem at >> the moment is with web browser plugins. Desktop users coming >> from ms land demand these and FreeBSD simply comes up short >> in supporting them. I have faith that will change >> eventually. > > You're pretty much admitting here that FreeBSD desktop is not > as functional as windows. Which was exactly the point I was > making. No, he's admitting that there is one feature of Windows that some users may miss when they transition to FreeBSD. I can ennumerate at least two that FreeBSD users sorely miss when they are forced to work on Windows too. > FreeBSD has the "potential" to be a very good MP OS. Currently > it is not, so I don't use it. I need to run a business. > "Potential" only means that I monitor its progress; I "use" > what is the best available at the time for any given function. Good for you :)