From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 27 20:14:29 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C04371065673 for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:14:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 861C68FC0A for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:14:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iakl21 with SMTP id l21so11675382iak.13 for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:14:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=e4V1mIODwsLpLyAPrvpTPwBMB8zfjvAqG1FyrTRZFY8=; b=PWQigffG/OPCILOdtZpv3mhT75gP+8Kvx/JcwyIl6sTpxBQ1wm+7CFLf72ewNQjsxs 9Q/U04zhOX6xp/EUGbHUUCwcs3RfQkwSrvxJzmbw43GJxfpisJizzVv1QkLBqowZDXvg BS25PsudJ+YvgnpkA87zS1YPyhLAQFl0gi17c= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.151.4 with SMTP id c4mr20846682icw.39.1322424868750; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:14:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.46.198 with HTTP; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:14:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:14:28 -0800 Message-ID: From: Kevin Oberman To: LinuxIsOne Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: choosing distribution: FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:14:29 -0000 On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:13 AM, LinuxIsOne 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