From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jul 27 8:17:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 146AB37B400 for ; Sat, 27 Jul 2002 08:17:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web1.nexusinternetsolutions.net (web1.nexusinternetsolutions.net [206.47.131.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 39DE843E31 for ; Sat, 27 Jul 2002 08:17:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dave@hawk-systems.com) Received: (qmail 686 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2002 15:19:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ws1) (24.157.103.51) by web1.nexusinternetsolutions.net with SMTP; 27 Jul 2002 15:19:46 -0000 From: "Dave [Hawk-Systems]" To: "sagacious" , Subject: RE: Peter heads back to M$FT WinBloze [support groups] Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:17:08 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <000101c2350b$4ec968d0$0a01a8c0@MIKESBOX> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >You can get x running beautifully if you simply take the time to read >about it and set it up. If they ever integrated X built into the core os >I would piss all over FreeBSD and move to net, open or something else. I second that. Then again, I have installed(read (toyed with") X maybe 3 times since 3.2 to determine viability as a desktop environment, then elected to pass on it for a corporate environment. Placed everyone on Win2k simply from a support/learning curve for users rational. Tech support is cheaper as well (multitude of MCSomethingOrOthers out there who can at least do basic win support). Using a non MS platorm on workstations simply because it isn't MS isn't a good reason IMO. That being said, my win2k destop seldom has less than 4 SecureCRT terminal windows open to the various servers... >The mere thought of that turns my stomach. I love FreeBSD. Don't give >these guys any idea's that are going to make BSD more like windows for >the stupid user that needs everything done for them. Just my two cents. Of the 20 some odd servers I manage with freebsd on it, none have X simply because it is't needed from a server pov. Personally, FreeBSD is a great server platform as is, leave X (et al) as an option. Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message