From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 19 15:47:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D17F137B401 for ; Mon, 19 May 2003 15:47:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp1.sentex.ca (smtp1.sentex.ca [199.212.134.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A6BD43FDD for ; Mon, 19 May 2003 15:47:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from failte@sentex.net) Received: from granite.sentex.ca (ns.sentex.ca [199.212.134.1]) by smtp1.sentex.ca (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4JMlR4M041085; Mon, 19 May 2003 18:47:27 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from failte@sentex.net) Received: from 64.7.157.38 (p37xji.dsl2.sentex.ca [64.7.157.38]) by granite.sentex.ca (8.12.9/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h4JMlROc086883; Mon, 19 May 2003 18:47:28 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from failte@sentex.net) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 18:47:41 -0400 From: Trish X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.62i) Personal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1302153413.20030519184741@sentex.net> To: Frederick Johnson In-Reply-To: <20030517123511.91575.qmail@web10503.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030517123511.91575.qmail@web10503.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: To freeBSD or not freeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Trish List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 22:47:31 -0000 Hello Frederick, Steve et al, Well, I hope this topic wasn't too hard on too many inboxes. :) I appreciate the varied and detailed responses, I certainly got the answers I was looking for and then some, especially from those whose jobs are similar to mine. While I have a bit more research to do to be absolutely comfortable with what I spend my time on, seems like my son's advice to freeBSD was solid. Thanks, all. Trish Saturday, May 17, 2003, 8:35:11 AM, you wrote: FJ> --- Trish wrote: > Hello freebsd-newbies, >> >> I'm wondering why you picked freeBSD over other distros. I'm >> getting ready to build my first Linux box and I admit, I have not fully >> researched all the options yet, but am looking at freeBSD on the >> recommendation of, well, my son. I take him seriously as he is >> already running linux (though not freeBSD as yet - that's his and >> my upcoming project), he and his friends are no slouches at this stuff, >> typical techie teenagers, and have the time to >> do such things. I have less. However, I'm interested in what the >> actual user community has to say. >> >> I get the impression there is significant support available, apps and >> drivers are available and configurable >> and it's not a nightmare to run. But that's just an impression and >> I haven't compared it enough with anything else. >> >> So if anyone cares to venture a point of view, I'd be interested to >> hear it. Thanks! :) >> >> -- >> Trish FJ> These topics are killers! I can feel my inbox getting full already... FJ> I have tried Mandrake, Debian and Slackware... neither of them stayed on for FJ> longer than 2 months (for various reasons)... One thing I particularly didnt FJ> like about Linux is whenever I went to configure/mess around with something FJ> (which I did/do a lot) I always got these descriptions saying (blah blah) 'this FJ> is a mix of BSD and systemV, we put some things here and other things here, oh, FJ> and this is something that we designed ourselves over here etc'. I have found FJ> FreeBSD to be very organised and easy to understand, which really suprised FJ> me... I thought being some hardcore UNIX distro meant that only people with an FJ> equally hardcore understanding of UNIX would be able to use it! :) There are FJ> many other things which I dont like about Linux and love about FreeBSD... I FJ> could go on forever about the subject... FJ> I know people say FreeBSD is the fastest, stablest, most functional OS out FJ> there... from what I have experienced so far I am begining to believe them. :) FJ> ...is there an advocacy mailing list? :) FJ> Fred FJ> ===== FJ> worry is a missuse of imagination FJ> http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile FJ> - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. FJ> _______________________________________________ FJ> freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list FJ> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies FJ> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Best regards, Trish mailto:failte@sentex.net