Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:23:48 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Easiest desktop BSD distro Message-ID: <20110329212348.GI2281@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <0148AA41-E800-477F-94BF-2D27E864053F@adelaide.edu.au> References: <20110329144527.c009ba8b.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com> <20318_1301430722_4D9241C2_20318_86_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499BD354C76@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> <20110329204501.GH2281@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <0148AA41-E800-477F-94BF-2D27E864053F@adelaide.edu.au>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Quoth William Brown on Wednesday, 30 March 2011: > > On 30/03/2011, at 07:15, Chip Camden wrote: > > >> So what do you recommend as my first desktop BSD distro? What desktop BSD distro is so easy to use that even Paris Hilton or Jessica "Chicken of the Sea" Simpson can handle it? > > > > To each their own, but I wouldn't want a system that Paris Hilton could > > handle any more than I'd want a vehicle that a four-year-old can drive. > > There is something to be said for the keep it simple principle however. > Yes, but "keep it simple" need not mean "do everything for you." Often, a simpler design means more choices, and more choices means more responsibility and more steps to completion. -- .o. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..o | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com ooo | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNkk3kAAoJEIpckszW26+RUyIIAJbS/tS4c14t7nQunn4UNfdJ VRnkNtDvNu3SKLFDxfxaEK6Thzot9Q3rRCLLOKjwyqMsuatz98xK1Tp+5xl0zPmA tNyjGoIkc5OVypr4GBpmzA5Yjs7CJzRRruMuM9TVswytzdbOW56f2wTy/nfMdfaU 2dOpOz89zEtxpLHRDuqiEqY+meNWeLEvWShhNyH2al6adZ+XuJOK41Z/6dZMfmFn x9PUM/9qncfgrD3YxD/68UenCaGJ3GD+slutXhgc1NZHGl7W6SIgyYL/Ljt6AA7m ktP2iqzd9Bo6zqk/GkJWBnAAyPvI45sgk+qHarr0T4stGXfSiyM2QOyvLWhKDNs= =jp5m -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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