From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 18 15:35:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BB9816A4B3 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:35:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fubar.adept.org (fubar.adept.org [63.147.172.249]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D496F43FBD for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:35:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@adept.org) Received: by fubar.adept.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C66591524D; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:35:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fubar.adept.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C29CF1524B for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:35:27 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:35:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Hoskins To: advocacy@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200309171022.35724.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> Message-ID: <20030918152944.I59860@fubar.adept.org> References: <4BA256918ACE7449BD7896E65711C88B4A7F4C@1UPMC-MSX8.isdip.upmc.edu> <200309171022.35724.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: FreeBSD as a desktop OS was Re: Sorry X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 22:35:28 -0000 On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Johnson David wrote: > > So if we combine X with FreeBSD we've got a desktop OS :) > I'm using FreeBSD + XFree86 + KDE as my primary desktop at work and at > home. But no one believes me. Even when they see me calmly working at > my desk they don't believe me. let me guess -- they have pointy hair too. ;) seriously... for anyone that's doubtful (surely no one here), FreeBSD makes a great desktop OS. more apps and utils are available every day, emulation helps a lot, and there are more window managers in the ports collection than you can shake a stick at! -mrh -- From: "Spam Catcher" To: spam-catcher@adept.org Do NOT send email to the address listed above or you will be added to a blacklist!