From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Jul 18 8:22: 0 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 984E437B54C for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 08:21:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from goldtech@worldpost.com) Received: from 209-122-225-87.s87.tnt1.nyw.ny.dialup.rcn.com ([209.122.225.87] helo=beefstew) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.15 #2) id 13EZBv-0000o6-00 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:21:52 -0400 Message-ID: <000b01bff0cb$f90fe8e0$57e17ad1@beefstew> From: "leegold" To: Subject: new books, changing my pt. of view Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:22:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Isn't anybody worried that the new O'Reilly books in the making will leave the newbie w/the short end of the stick paper documentation-wise? Imo, this is the current state of affairs. wait a second, But upon refection, I have been realizing that I am DIRECTLY comparing WinNT and FreeBSD and I now think it's apples vs. oranges. A fairer comparison is FreeBSD WITH KDE vs. WinNT. I know I'll be publicly flogged for saying this but NT is easier to learn and is apparently an easier OS to document for the newbie ( by is very nature and culture ) than Unix a.k.a. FreeBSD. I am primarily talking about CLIENTS - yeah I think NT workstation is a good client. Kneejerks that it crashes is not true Imo. But, I'm immature: I think I should get w/the program and start thinking of FreeBSD as a server and NOT continue trying to configure and learning it as an ultra-stable ( x ) windows client machine - cause I'm in that "mode" and I saw the "answer" months ago - KDE w/all the bells and whistles - truly amazing. so, x windows works, I can use Netscape if I have to. I think I have to explore the "core" of FreeBSD - as the ultimate internet server OS vs. client. Whatdya think? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message