Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 02:35:55 +0100 From: "Peter \"Luna\" Altberg" <peter@altberg.nu> To: Leo Kliger <leo@astea.com.au>, B Kilgannon <kilgannb@mpx.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Freebsd what is it like? Message-ID: <01C5CFD59D5AD1118AA400805F14B8F9231781@bollnt04.BOLLNAS.KL.SE>
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Well, if you have a laptop, the choice is simple: Linux! I installed Red Hat Linux on my Compaq LTE5400 w/o no problem, including my 3Com ethernet and TDK 3600 ISDN pccard (made my ppp connection with a "point-and-a-click"), but after installing FreeBSD, I'm still in the dark when it comes to serial communications... RedHat's installation beats FreeBSD by a million miles, but in the world of free effort s/w, I'm not complaining... But no desktop user who is supposed to do anything but PLAYING with free s/w, should abandon "Micro$oft". You teenagers out there can talk all you want about "free BSD" for desktops. It's still an illution. There's just not the software out there for it. You can't make a livin' by running spreadsheets the latest "Deamon News Style": Emacs => awk => ss. Three programs instead of one: Excel... On the other hand, FreeBSD seems very good for enthusiast's and servers. But, as I said, not for people who wants to improve their productivity... - Peter Altberg, Sweden > -----Original Message----- > From: Leo Kliger [mailto:leo@astea.com.au] > Sent: Friday, January 01, 1999 5:52 AM > To: B Kilgannon > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Freebsd what is it like? > > > for my money i think that freebsd is a better os, however due > to stealth > marketing i think that linux might be winning the war........ > at the end of > the day it's what your used to and what you like...... but > look at it this > way unix is unix in its stable and reliable way and it is not > like trying > to decide over microsoft windows or apple macintosh where if > you learn't > one you'd be totally lost in the other........ so far i've played with > hp-ux, sco unix, freebsd and linux and i have found them > (although quite > different) sufficiently similar to allow me to learn quickly and work > things out....... > oh well, hope i've helped and good luck in what you decide.... > Leo > ---------- > > From: B Kilgannon <kilgannb@mpx.com.au> > > To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Freebsd what is it like? > > Date: Friday, January 01, 1999 3:47 PM > > > > I just found out about FreeBSD, is it similar to linux,better/worse? > > Brian , mail address kilgannb@mpx.com.au > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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