From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 1 10:12:22 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D99116A4C0 for ; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:12:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unbreakable.homeunix.org (a213-22-141-83.netcabo.pt [213.22.141.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9A7443FCB for ; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:12:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sub_0@netcabo.pt) From: Mario Freitas To: "Marc G. Fournier" In-Reply-To: <20030901133555.Q76431@ganymede.hub.org> References: <29508631.20030901165843@mail.ru> <1062427379.15322.12.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org> <20030901183120.05a8d0d9.joao@bowtie.nl> <20030901133555.Q76431@ganymede.hub.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-sEN/ilpLXUAnfw0Pz6MG" Message-Id: <1062436353.66710.20.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 18:12:33 +0100 cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ugly Huge BSD Monster X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: sub_0@netcabo.pt List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 17:12:22 -0000 --=-sEN/ilpLXUAnfw0Pz6MG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 17:37, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Joao Schim wrote: >=20 > > On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 15:42:59 +0100 > > Mario Freitas wrote: > > > > > FreeBSD is not intended to be used as a desktop, it is the best optio= n > > > for firewall and Internet service features which do not require > > > extra-packages (or a lot of them) by default. > > > > Hey Mario, > > > > Well its my experience that FreeBSD is not only the best option for > > firewall and Internet services but it is also very capable of running > > desktop apps with the greatest stability. So that makes me wonder why y= ou > > seem to have that idea that FreeBSD isn't ment for Desktop. > > I thought there was even a freebsd-gnome list around, and if gnome isn= 't > > desktop than i dont know what is.. >=20 > have to agree here ... I run freebsd-kde myself, and got several ppl in a > MSWindows desktop environment migrated to FreeBSD+KDE over the past few > years, who have been most happy with things ... >=20 > It does the project a great dis-service, especially those who spend alot > of time working with the KDE and Gnome folks, to stereotype us as a > 'server only platform' :( I didn't say gnome or kde were unstable or something like that. I use gnome, right now, I've also used kde before but I think *BSD is not best suited for desktop nor linux. And using your own words "its my experience that FreeBSD is" the best solution for firewall and networking solutions. These are just two ideas I have, and this is just my opinion, you don't have think the same way, neither do I, therefore I just told my experience. PS: this is just a "HUGE IMHO" you shouldn't take this personal... Sincerely, --=20 M=E1rio Freitas (sub_0@netcabo.pt) N=FAcleo Portugu=EAs de FreeBSD (NPF) --=-sEN/ilpLXUAnfw0Pz6MG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/U34BmOO46MB/5oURAkBLAJ0X0uni5qoOMT8NfQvOmsgfDHNB1wCeJ/CE 5jtkGKPz/GMg3Cvxc/yo7po= =Eh3e -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-sEN/ilpLXUAnfw0Pz6MG--