From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 12 03:43:00 2004 Return-Path: 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 3B3B516A4CE for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:43:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fw.farid-hajji.net (fw.farid-hajji.net [213.146.115.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AABE243D46 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:42:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from fw.farid-hajji.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fw.farid-hajji.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 724CD40811; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:42:22 +0200 (CEST) From: Cordula's Web To: lestat@farmerstel.com In-reply-to: <407A6C8C.7050303@farmerstel.com> (message from nathan owens on Mon, 12 Apr 2004 05:16:44 -0500) X-Mailer: Emacs-21.3.1/FreeBSD-4.10-BETA References: <407A6C8C.7050303@farmerstel.com> Message-Id: <20040412104222.724CD40811@fw.farid-hajji.net> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:42:22 +0200 (CEST) cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can you help me decide X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: cpghost@cordula.ws List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:43:00 -0000 > Can you plz help me, i know i am on a freebsd list but i would wish > somebody could help me decide. it's between the BSDs, either: FreeBSD, > NetBSD, and OpenBSD, i have almost narrowed it down. I am a lil more > worried about security than portability so i guess that leaves OpenBSD > and FreeBSD. I just want a desktop and i heard they all make good ones If you're new to the BSDs, FreeBSD may be easier to start with. This shouldn't prevent you from trying out the other variants too. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/