From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 29 19:02:57 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5410D106566B for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:02:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh3.interactivevillages.com (ca.2e.7bae.static.theplanet.com [174.123.46.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A1FE8FC1B for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:02:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c-24-22-230-24.hsd1.wa.comcast.net ([24.22.230.24] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh3.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4dSY-0003cq-7M for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:16:07 -0400 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:16:04 -0700 Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:16:04 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110329181604.GD98537@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20110329013223.ddca7453.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com> <4D9214ED.9010406@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="VMt1DrMGOVs3KQwf" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4D9214ED.9010406@freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh3.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: Best way to switch from Linux to BSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:02:57 -0000 --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--