Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:16:54 -0800 From: Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: LinuxIsOne <linuxisone@gmail.com>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: choosing distribution: FreeBSD Message-ID: <CAN6yY1tpXmzq30vK89Uec0LM1Z5s7oP=V7-f8-Aqw7Rj8aU_fw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4ED298EF.6050101@FreeBSD.org> References: <CAG-YhMsBqRZgu1uLXUmgL-hQjS4gvG68sqp=XZ4wr12xtLQu_w@mail.gmail.com> <4ED298EF.6050101@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 11/27/2011 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? > > FreeBSD isn't Linux, it's a different Unix-like operating system. If you > want a basic, user-friendly version of Linux you probably want to look > at Ubuntu. While Ubuntu is aimed at the new Linux/Unix user, I feel that, with Unity, it has taken a turn away from usability and an easy transition form Windows. I suggest looking at Mint as a friendlier distro. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: kob6558@gmail.com
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