From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 20 23:31:06 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 A449016A41A for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:31:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bg.branko@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.229]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6491F13C46C for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:31:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bg.branko@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id l8so495597nzf for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:31:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=OqGoMnUUuwEdPK00hrIf2tC2A8iqmLw2retdrx+74ncJmjJrrrS+neGscLTW77lFJLynVgtcjP8/keaYZlw6CH8b0xkB2gvub5kFLo7sDiGjvqdYLaHF7/oC09BSFRYtivfLqtZYEJORNZZ2Ul8aMlXFiAQtPnUmUM6rdVLAIZE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=CPV+A3uSCLdNzB03h5+416TH5+HkZA0rDy8/SOYpOcHtMvB9SamlgYyG2sLucD6ZSl14olusB08Xw+xufH1uDP4QhHwAh8eRP+YoBtPtwbA2OjG1VbTc0qXG0IiJZJSh6KYGH3ef4XfQY3JgnXx7pfJxnvENhAY/A9gNIadrGbE= Received: by 10.142.102.5 with SMTP id z5mr674161wfb.1187652664551; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:31:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.143.164.8 with HTTP; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:31:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3ef409db0708201631h12c30607r752d00d16fadb757@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:31:04 +0000 From: "Branko Vukelic" To: "Adam J Richardson" In-Reply-To: <46C9F4B2.90806@crackmonkey.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <46C9F4B2.90806@crackmonkey.us> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Hello! 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: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:31:06 -0000 On 8/20/07, Adam J Richardson wrote: > > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:24:01 +0200 > > From: Branko Vukelic > > To: Adam J Richardson > > > > If you allow me, a BSD noob, to take part... ;) > > > > I'd say FreeBSD is a wolf, and DesktopBSD is definitely a dog (as in > > domesticated wolf). By taming the wolf for desktop use (I'm not going > > into HOW that's possible) you get a system that is quite different > > (like an Alaskan Malaute), but still a dog, whereas DesktopBSD is > > still like a German Shepherd. I hope my approximation is about close? > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_malamute > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_shepherd > > > > As for other systems, yeah Windows is definitely a fish (if we're > > talking pets), and I don't find it prudent to mention Linux here. It's > > alien life form. :D > > You forgot to CC the list, Branko. :) Oh, sorry. I'm using the GMail's webmail atm, until I get something more decent. I keep forgetting the Reply All thingie. :p > [I wouldn't worry about noobishness. We're mostly noobs on this list > anyway. There are a few gurus lurking in the shadows. As long as you > show willingness to learn and don't expect others to do hold your hand > while you cross the road, no one minds.] > > Regarding the pets analogy, I was sort of thinking we could stay on > Earth for now and leave aliens for weird future operating systems like > LCARS. Perhaps Linux could be a venus fly trap, or possibly a ferret? A > ferret would be good, since it's more like BSD than it is like Windows. > And it's also very curious. A ferret? :D Nice one! A Windows is a dodo, then. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo > Adam J Richardson > -- Branko