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Date:      Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:16:04 -0700
From:      Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Best way to switch from Linux to BSD
Message-ID:  <20110329181604.GD98537@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
In-Reply-To: <4D9214ED.9010406@freebsd.org>
References:  <20110329013223.ddca7453.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com> <BBACD46824C753B5B2F3BD83@utd71538.local> <4D9214ED.9010406@freebsd.org>

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Quoth Andriy Gapon on Tuesday, 29 March 2011:
> on 29/03/2011 19:43 Paul Schmehl said the following:
> > FreeBSD is first and foremost a server OS.  Desktop support is lacking =
when
> > compared to the other major OSes (Windows, Mac and Linux).  You can mak=
e it work,
> > if you want to, but that's not what its primary function is.
>=20
> Chiming in on a random post.
> FreeBSD is whatever its users and developers make it to be.
> FreeBSD is positioned as a general purpose OS and different people use it=
 in very
> different ways.  From embedded through servers to desktops.  Yes, really.
>=20
> You can share your experience about FreeBSD as a desktop, I can share min=
e (which
> is quite different from yours), those would be interesting (and perhaps u=
seful)
> anecdotes.
> But, please, let's refrain from labeling FreeBSD and cornering it into so=
me niche.
>=20

Hear, hear!  I use it for my desktop, and I'm quite happy with it.

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