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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--VMt1DrMGOVs3KQwf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. --=20 =2Eo. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.o | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com ooo | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --VMt1DrMGOVs3KQwf Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNkiHkAAoJEIpckszW26+RhScIAIoUAe3YIW3EeZwfDMvtOv/e SiQWmurdApGN8QpSLwIrnJP3uEWfH09TbqbF+TkCcDdHjWE6yFl/d6KXLrlO6Nzw PehFwkjiAfUaTiTBkCnwBned2xXghHqgCiPOE9+Hu/KbEHVCL9ZCutgL8yPI6QIh O671N0B7yoU8NN/ih6WsOgcpvj1x/z1nAgFItwf7joGRL15ax64TRmjNy+oCDnLB PmH6US238nb0HY8yMyklBfd8HqdlgWtTrhtmJ47Wwo/Ui8t5n1ApEWkK7dIBQXRt /rr1fxIw+z5/V0YQx5t7R8DiK8IEAT/GT9+oL60QSyYOTp+mET0S/hvrR/98dtQ= =EHi9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --VMt1DrMGOVs3KQwf--
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