From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Oct 12 21:44:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA26223 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 21:44:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.lig.bellsouth.net (mail.lig.bellsouth.net [205.152.0.50]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA26213 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 21:44:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from impaqds@bellsouth.net) From: impaqds@bellsouth.net Received: from impaqds (host-209-214-200-2.gsp.bellsouth.net [209.214.200.2]) by mail.lig.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with SMTP id AAA27067 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:43:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199810130443.AAA27067@mail.lig.bellsouth.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:48:16 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Mass Confusion X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01b) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG After spending a hour on dozens of web pages concerning FREEBSD I decided to download the OS and try it out. Funny thing. I cannot find one single reference on any ftp readme or index file that tells me what specific name the FREEBSD OS is listed under. I found hundreds of files and sub directories with absolute zero information as to what constitutes the stand alone OS itself. I understand the developer code files and the porting add ons in the file listing,but nowhere is there specific names or instructions for the stand alone FREEBSD OS anywhere. Come on guys ! If you want this thing to be used and developed like UNIX you must cut the OS distribution files for installation loose from thousands of supplementary and confusing listings.I have talked to other developers about FREEBSD and they tried your home site and managed to download hundreds of files,but no complete OS. I see why they stuck with UNIX. I just wanted to see what the problems were. I can see very clearly why FREEBSD is not a mainstrem OS like Linux. It is too hard to identify and download the main OS ! Do not take this the wrong way. This is not a spam or a flame,just a comment from a confused individual.As a WINDOWS NT network manager I am always looking for alternatives to cut costs. I looked at LINUX and got ill just reading the docs.; it has a long way to go. Remember guys you are trying to convert millions of DOS and WINDOWS users and developers who expect flawless one click downloads in a GUI environment. Most run screaming and shaken when confronted with any text based instructions. Sorry but that's the real world for the majority of new age PC owners.I deal with them every day and they get dumber every year. Got to go.... I will check you home page in a few months to try again. FREEBSD sounds encouraging and versatile. Thanks, Gene Putnam To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message