Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 06:54:36 -0700 From: "William Ashworth" <willybaby12345@yahoo.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Fw: *nix trial Message-ID: <017f01c305b2$0d3db010$90f6d03f@owneru752bfb4g>
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I suggest a mid-way point that will allows you somewhat the best of BOTH world :) LindowsOS (www.lindows.com) will allow you to use a command line interface or work within its graphical mode the entire time while able to run both Windows and Linux programs. Thanks, Will Ashworth ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@potentialtech.com> > To: "Mohsin Sabir." <mohsinsabir@rogers.com> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 5:51 AM > Subject: Re: *nix trial > > > > [Please wrap your lines at about 72 characters] > > > > Mohsin Sabir. wrote: > > > I am a Microsoft Product Administrator and been engaged with Microsoft > > > Products from the last 7 years. Now, I have opted that I should add > > > something more to my expertise and thought about *nix but have hard > time > > > to pick which Unix, as there are quite a bit of flavors available out > > > there. > > > > > > I read about you, saw the sites hosted by you. I want to try BSD Unix > > > and please advise me which version is the latest and greatest from > where > > > I can start. > > > > If you're brand new, I suggest purchasing one of the CDs or DVDs. It's > > much easier/faster to experiment with installs and configs when you have > > a CD/DVD right there. > > You can order online at FreeBSDMall.com ... As was suggested elsewhere, > > get 4.8 - the 5.0 release is still under development and will be difficult > > to learn from as things are still changing. I also _highly_ recommend > > getting the book _The_Complete_FreeBSD_ by Greg Lehey. It's a fantastic > > book for new users. > > You can also download an image and burn your own install CD, which is > > nice if you have a very fast Internet connection or a lot of patience: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html > > And the FreeBSD Handbook is available in print or online (just click on > > the "handbook" link on the FreeBSD home page) > > > > -- > > Bill Moran > > Potential Technologies > > http://www.potentialtech.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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