From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 1 13:11:39 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 552AF16A4BF for ; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 13:11:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from twix.hotpop.com (twix.hotpop.com [204.57.55.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7067B43FDF for ; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 13:11:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kitbsdlist2@HotPOP.com) Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [204.57.55.16]) by twix.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id E3CA36E9923 for ; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:11:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fortytwo. (ip68-109-49-234.lu.dl.cox.net [68.109.49.234]) by smtp-1.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id AEF681A01FB; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 19:05:55 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 19:03:46 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox To: Joao Schim Message-Id: <20030901190346.1bf71b1e.kitbsdlist2@HotPOP.com> In-Reply-To: <20030901183120.05a8d0d9.joao@bowtie.nl> References: <29508631.20030901165843@mail.ru> <1062427379.15322.12.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org> <20030901183120.05a8d0d9.joao@bowtie.nl> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.3claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.8) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-HotPOP: ----------------------------------------------- Sent By HotPOP.com FREE Email Get your FREE POP email at www.HotPOP.com ----------------------------------------------- cc: sub_0@netcabo.pt 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 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 20:11:39 -0000 On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 18:31:20 +0200 Joao Schim wrote: > 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 option > > 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 you > 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.. > > With kindest regards, Yeah, I will second that. I have been using FreeBSD as both desktop and server work for close to two years now. I am very pleased with it. My only complaint is the limited number of cards with OGL support. I have had real good luck with it as a desktop. I have not found anything missing from it as a desktop OS. I have not had any problems teaching my sister to use it too, when I built a machine for her.