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Date:      Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:45:37 -0500 (EST)
From:      Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>
To:        LinuxIsOne <linuxisone@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: choosing distribution: FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <1033289696.453421.1322437537309.JavaMail.root@erie.cs.uoguelph.ca>
In-Reply-To: <CAG-YhMsBqRZgu1uLXUmgL-hQjS4gvG68sqp=XZ4wr12xtLQu_w@mail.gmail.com>

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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?
> 
As others have noted, FreeBSD isn't a Linux ditribution, but another
Unix-like operating system.

You might also consider PC-BSD, which is a desktop distribution based,
at least in part, on FreeBSD.

Good luck with whatever you choose, rick
> Thanks.
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