From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 4 19:22:34 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF5DE1065685 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:22:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lambert@lambertfam.org) Received: from sysmon.tcworks.net (sysmon.tcworks.net [65.66.76.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9899A8FC08 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:22:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lambert@lambertfam.org) Received: from sysmon.tcworks.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sysmon.tcworks.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m84J09Vf069220 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:00:09 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from lambert@lambertfam.org) Received: (from lambert@localhost) by sysmon.tcworks.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id m84J08b1069219 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:00:08 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from lambert@lambertfam.org) X-Authentication-Warning: sysmon.tcworks.net: lambert set sender to lambert@lambertfam.org using -f Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:00:08 -0500 From: Scott Lambert To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080904190008.GA19413@sysmon.tcworks.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <35445338-D597-4FE2-996F-DEC7BE986741@airwired.net> <48BEEB55.4050406@madpilot.net> <20080904062053.GA5953@icarus.home.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080904062053.GA5953@icarus.home.lan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.1 Content X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:22:34 -0000 On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 11:20:53PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 03:01:48PM -0600, Dan Allen wrote: > > On 3 Sep 2008, at 1:53 PM, Guido Falsi wrote: > >> If you just want na instant workstation, why you just don't try > >> Freesbie or something like that? > > > > Because I want something from the source -- from the main team -- and > > not something downstream. > > I think what you might be looking for is, believe it or not, PC-BSD. I > believe you can install PC-BSD and get a working X desktop with a > browser and all that jazz right out of the box. Don't forget DesktopBSD. I'm not a big user of PC-BSD or DesktopBSD. My desktop operating system is Mac OS X. My servers are FreeBSD WITHOUT_X11=YES. Howeever, it is my understanding, from what I've read, that DesktopBSD tries to stay closer to "the source" in that they use the ports collection to install most of the "make it easier for end-users" stuff. They seem to have an installer and some extra ports. That may give you more of the warm fuzzies than PC-BSD. -- Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix SysAdmin lambert@lambertfam.org