Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:14:28 -0800 From: Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> To: LinuxIsOne <linuxisone@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: choosing distribution: FreeBSD Message-ID: <CAN6yY1s=xp_XmZmd0p1LPu8xrFt6L2ib5oRzbBxJ-LbQnC-ECQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAG-YhMsBqRZgu1uLXUmgL-hQjS4gvG68sqp=XZ4wr12xtLQu_w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAG-YhMsBqRZgu1uLXUmgL-hQjS4gvG68sqp=XZ4wr12xtLQu_w@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:13 AM, LinuxIsOne <linuxisone@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Well, I am basically a Windows convert, but very frankly saying that: I am > new to the world of Linux. So I should use FreeBSD or something easier > distribution in the Linux...? Or it is perfectly okay for a newbie to go > with FreeBSD? There are no easy answers to this. I started as a newbie on FreeBSD and have been using it at home and at work for over a decade and a half, but I was already a computer professional with fairly broad experience with a number of operating systems from before Windows even was a glimmer in Bill's eye. So I am not really a "typical" user. Neither are you. Over the years FreeBSD has become a server platform. That does not preclude using it as a desktop, but it means drivers for new hardware are slower to become available and support for less popular things may never show up. I would not recommend FreeBSD for laptops unless you are very willing to spend a lot of time getting things to work right. I also would not recommend it for anyone lacking a reasonably broad computer background. I mean that those who have only used Windows or MacOS and really have no other computer expertise. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: kob6558@gmail.com
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