From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 22 20:58:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADA6C16A4B3 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:58:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net (stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C80B43FDF for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:58:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from algould@datawok.com) Received: from 22-15.lctv-b4.cablelynx.com ([24.204.22.15] helo=yoda.datawok.com) by stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1A1eJe-00032k-00; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:58:18 -0700 From: "Andrew L. Gould" To: "Ajax Munroe" , Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:58:17 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200309222258.17658.algould@datawok.com> X-ELNK-Trace: ee791d459e3d6817d780f4a490ca69564776905774d2ac4b2a9a556ccea93cd53d66da891e101426350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c Subject: Re: FreeBSD,Linux and any other os besides Microsoft. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 03:58:25 -0000 On Monday 22 September 2003 09:52 pm, Ajax Munroe wrote: > Hello, > > I dont have a question but I would like to make a statement. I > downloaded Freebsd version 5.0 release and unpacked it in great > anticipation. I made a bootable CD (the best I could, It's not as easy as > making a bootable windows CD) put the cd in my rom and found that BSD is > not for me. Look, Im not trying to put BSD down or anything, I would love > to have it on my computer fully working so that I could use something other > than Windows! Im by no means bored with Windows, I find new and exciting > things out with it all the time.I feel that im pretty literate when it > comes to computers, which brings me to this: You people have to make a > product that is just slightly more user friendly.Cant you think of a way to > auto-mount your os like windows? Setting up your os is like trying to work > your way through a jigsaw puzzle.(Windows even partitions your drive for > you) If someone expects to challenge the makers of Windows they are going > to have to come up with a user friendly system like Windows where you have > an easy command format instead of what your trying to do. I mean come on, > first you have to figure out what to partition the drive in because you > dont explain any of this, then you have to mount everything,which is beyond > the average users comprehension, then you have to figure out commands to > pass along to the kernel..etc...etc...etc. With Windows all you do is stick > in the disk and it's all pretty straight forward from there on out. > > Please, if you could just tell me of one of your systems > thats a little more user friendly I would love to use it, and tell all my > friends about it too so that they can spread the word about the new > operating system thats fun and easy to use. > > Your Friend; > > AJAX I think you've missed a very important point: Each OS has a strategic emphasis. MS Windows emphasizes user friendliness, even to the detriment of stability and security. Its targeted users include people who are barely computer literate. FreeBSD is still, primarily, a server OS. Its developers and users emphasize stability, robustness and security more than user friendliness. Its targeted users include people who are willing/eager to learn about the guts of the OS. Your way is not the only way. If you're looking for a new OS that emphasizes easy use, buy a MacIntosh with OS X. Have a great day! Andrew Gould