From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 27 20:16:55 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 6CFC5106566C; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:16:55 +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 2E6098FC13; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:16:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iakl21 with SMTP id l21so11678633iak.13 for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:16:54 -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=bVbbFxr8pkL1AUPqYCS+/SzglYSMviCMTpl9O+4x71U=; b=CE+TLMvHfyE8llQU3YeO+x06/9jVnx1c3ZzgLo8ktDE8Lxcr44p5MUqvHVGYR8hqbP 8ZKG8j9mfrATKOQOhWgjifO4KkH53jZxWa33xHCzJegfjKjveibihrE8w0ZnccO5jHTv gjSS2DrDLINuHxhb+HwRJ/5e4qsj3sJpuXp8g= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.94.229 with SMTP id df5mr46943557igb.27.1322425014815; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:16:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.46.198 with HTTP; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:16:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4ED298EF.6050101@FreeBSD.org> References: <4ED298EF.6050101@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:16:54 -0800 Message-ID: From: Kevin Oberman To: Doug Barton Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: LinuxIsOne , 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 20:16:55 -0000 On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Doug Barton 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