From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 28 5:47: 9 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dart.sr.se (dart.SR.SE [193.12.91.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4379D1500B for ; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 05:46:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gunnar@pluto.sr.se) Received: from honken.sr.se ([134.25.128.27]) by dart.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA15594; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:46:34 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from pluto.sr.se (pluto.SR.SE [134.25.193.91]) by honken.sr.se (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA01185; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:46:33 +0200 (MET DST) Received: (from gunnar@localhost) by pluto.sr.se (8.9.2/8.9.1) id PAA13150; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:46:33 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from gunnar) Message-ID: <19990328154633.C13121@sr.se> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:46:33 +0200 From: Gunnar Flygt To: Rick Knebel Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Direction of FreeBsd Reply-To: flygt@sr.se References: <19990328072454.B231@uplink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <19990328072454.B231@uplink.net>; from Rick Knebel on Sun, Mar 28, 1999 at 07:24:54AM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Mar 28, 1999 at 07:24:54AM -0500, Rick Knebel wrote: > Hi, > > I have used multiple Linux distributions and am getting tired of > the differences in them and trying to decide which is the best. > I like freebsd because there is just one version and one set of > developers. My question is where is freebsd going in its > development? > > Linux is obviously shooting towards a more user friendly desktop. > They are certainly getting support from the big names. > > Will freebsd be moving towards a more user friendly installation and > user friendly desktop? All the sorts of desktops you can get for Linux, you can also use with FreeBSD. I assume you mean X windows desktops. I have used, so far, fvwm2, AfterStep and WindowMaker. > > If all these companies like corel start developing apps for linux, will > they be usable on freebsd? Many of them are running on FreeBSD, since FreeBSD has got (if you want so) linux compatibilty built in. > > I like freebsd but I do not wnat to put a big investment in it and be left > out in the cold so to speak. Do you consider 40$ to be a `big investment`? If so why not just make a FTP installation from the net. That will cost you only the two floppies needed > > If anyone has any comments or opinions I would be happy to here them. > > > Bye the way. I have a zip tape I have used in linux with its file system on it. > Any way to read this in freebsd? > > Thanks > > Rick -- __o regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message