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Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:45:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>
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Subject: Re: choosing distribution: FreeBSD
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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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