From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 19 12:14:02 2008 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 C284216A41A for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:14:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from angel.comcen.com.au (angel.comcen.com.au [203.23.236.69]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 548D113C467 for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:14:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from [192.168.0.199] (202-172-126-254.cpe.qld-1.comcen.com.au [202.172.126.254]) by angel.comcen.com.au (8.13.4/8.12.9) with ESMTP id m1JCDiS5023004 for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:13:49 +1100 (EST) From: Da Rock To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20080219125031.R2835@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <276406.27436.qm@web51105.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <20080219114803.V2675@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <1203419902.6470.80.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20080219125031.R2835@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:13:39 +1000 Message-Id: <1203423219.6470.86.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 (2.12.3-1.fc8) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-comcen-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-comcen-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-comcen-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-16.395, required 4, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.41, BAYES_00 -15.00) X-comcen-MailScanner-From: rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au Subject: Re: FreeBSD & Linux distro 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: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:14:02 -0000 On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 12:51 +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >> > >> by not being linux at all. > > > > FreeBSD is more a server than a desktop system. Ubuntu particularly is > FreeBSD isn't both desktop or server system. it is just unix - it depends > from the user how it's being used. True. But looking at it from a newbie point of view the statement helps give it perspective. I have to translate for people all the time and I know this works. We all know that FreeBSD whoops linux's ass, but as to how it does this is beyond most newer users. :P