From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 23 00:41:52 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8956B16A418 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:41:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-59.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-59.bluehost.com [69.89.20.39]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4931413C4A3 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:41:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 7319 invoked by uid 0); 23 Oct 2007 00:41:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy3.bluehost.com with SMTP; 23 Oct 2007 00:41:43 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1Ik7q2-0000WG-Dz for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:41:43 -0600 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l9N0gFEF050367 for ; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:42:15 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l9N0gFgu050366 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:42:15 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:42:14 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071023004214.GA49936@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200710221851.48278.mayank@in.niksun.com> <005501c814da$1b9cdc30$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <005501c814da$1b9cdc30$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:bopbeforesmtp 24.9.123.251 authed with apotheon.com} X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - box183.bluehost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [737 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - apotheon.com Subject: Re: Is it difficult to move from Linux? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:41:52 -0000 On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 07:33:57PM +0100, Donovan R. Palmer wrote: > > I have been using Linux for over 10 years, but have for a number of reasons > become very interested in learning to use FreeBSD. Are there any ex or > current Linux users here and could you tell me how hard it is to make the > shift from Linux? Is there anything in particular which has been written > which would be useful to read? I found it dead easy -- much, much easier than making the switch from MS Windows to Linux was. The best source of information on FreeBSD for new FreeBSD users is, in my opinion, the FreeBSD handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ Another excellent source of information is The Complete FreeBSD: http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/ There are a couple other books out there that I've found to be quite excellent, as well. In general, I think you'll find much of the differences between most Linux distributions and FreeBSD quite minor, but a touch strange at first, and in the long run very positive. At least, that's my experience. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] They always say that when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. I always wonder -- isn't the lemonade going to suck if life doesn't give you any sugar?