From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 27 20:21:03 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 C9831106567B for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:21:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jshupe@osre.org) Received: from washington.osre.org (washington.osre.org [108.60.195.225]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 827FE8FC12 for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:21:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jms2530p.osre.local (adsl-75-23-43-117.dsl.lgvwtx.sbcglobal.net [75.23.43.117]) by washington.osre.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EA0E83A245 for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:04:56 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4ED297DF.8030801@osre.org> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:04:47 -0600 From: James Shupe Organization: Open Software Research & Education User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; OpenBSD i386; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20111121 Thunderbird/7.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4a1pre Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigCBA8C166A754FDF243C0F93E" 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 20:21:03 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigCBA8C166A754FDF243C0F93E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FreeBSD isn't a Linux. I'd read up on the differences first. A lot of people recommend starting off with a Linux like Ubuntu because the learning curve is potentially a bit easier to work your way around. Personally, I think that's rubbish because *BSD documentation is much, much better and you'll end up understanding a lot more about how the system works in the long run. Linux is getting to the point where most distributions sugar coat administrative tasks and shut you out of them. I'd look at OpenBSD if you want a steep, but well documented learning curve that is most similar to classic UNIX, FreeBSD if you want to learn a great, versatile server, and Linux if you enjoy the flavor of the week.= -James On 11/27/11 09:13, LinuxIsOne wrote: > Hi, >=20 > 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 g= o > with FreeBSD? >=20 > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --=20 James Shupe, OSRE developer/ engineer BSD/ Linux support & hosting jshupe@osre.org | www.osre.org O 9032530140 | F 9032530150 | M 9035223425 --------------enigCBA8C166A754FDF243C0F93E Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (OpenBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJO0pffAAoJEJRf0NzSUh9weNoP/3PKYTHVqnJRPjnwdm5tK6cP klMtbsKOqhrf7frFBsiUfwVWKk3+Psl1ccYnFY4jtg2fVPOfW6MJ7cMt3icefivg qRhtN90WHyZNW2s3cAT+VNXbT9FgH4va21w1/463QUocer29QFYUtCdca1i0rwWx N7wLmTeh6BSwbknkET+NyI8I9OZLRuXPGsNtr4Ha8/8TZP9gyjgAWfHenaOroiJz FBcZl52q9y1+AbuoREL/LB2IjiYZI+wgn5aL9WVS1BvTzTHOkYVlXJuCUo3IrVE3 uu3qfKkpg6Psp0xTkGVUnc41QnokfMrRHDeITbhbxFCvMkVCymERZeSC3CZXN4dO 9rhrWShCXwehxnuo6hoN/vAAEjsOdoLXh5BcUEUIbWgopjrAXyAkyaFeF1XMOfUD NAQu5TDfqLB6Ez/dgvpYbokpiASWYBmgXzL7DBaFcVNPLPAHSIbIHXYfyWlLfkfj hQCzmZvP90QnUtdMCGzSFN7tkSHl2D43xrgIfNi+WEjbJsrdB9wjuVUxXr1Pwvat 3EpzvFJn1kHG7LDsZjVET04UJFD0VS7S0sQ6BNqdNmQ2SvDDcwR+LbxzGsbGhFIw snGqeZl2r4Cobzi/taOzS8g89WcpwSYTORFrfp1nTmT7H96DvopPDMrn2ujHRjsQ J44pGEZRf+W0lGlVLtHa =4Ksx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigCBA8C166A754FDF243C0F93E--