Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:05:29 -0500 (EST) From: Sam <sah@softcardsystems.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The case for FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0502081007380.7506@athena> In-Reply-To: <1107861799.485.84.camel@dude.automatvapen.se> References: <20050208034855.D211E43D45@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <1107861799.485.84.camel@dude.automatvapen.se>
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I use FreeBSD because the system startup is super easy to manage (rc.conf), the tools come with the OS, the code for src/ is very approachable, the online documentation has always met my needs, and the ports baby, ooooh, the ports. For me, the draw is the ease of use. I am a unix 'software tools' kind of guy, though. Your typical lunix user isn't. IMO, graduating to a BSD means actually having to understand the system instead of just a collection of interfaces and HOWTOs. I think we could survive and expand our user base quite nicely by focusing on the growing number of experienced linux/solaris users who haven't yet tried a BSD. We could start by writing articles comparing common tasks in all (eg: why rc.conf's ifconfig_sis0="..." is easier to use and understand than redhat's /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*). A sufficiently advanced user will get it. Leave the job of creating a soft fall into unix to the lunix crowd. Their passion is to pull users off of windows, so it makes sense for them. Just my $.02 donation for the shed, sah
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