From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 11 12:03:53 2004 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 C4A0F16A4CE for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 12:03:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.rtl.org (rtl-3.i2k.com [63.94.12.207]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D138F43D1F for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 12:03:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jstewart@rtl.org) Received: from mis3c.rtl.lan (rtl-2.i2k.com [63.94.12.206]) by mail.rtl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8DE030AAE; Tue, 11 May 2004 15:01:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mis3c.rtl.lan (Postfix, from userid 1000) id AA6EA18F397; Tue, 11 May 2004 15:04:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 15:04:58 -0400 From: Jason Stewart To: wendy Message-ID: <20040511190458.GA25329@rtl.org> Mail-Followup-To: wendy , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <000501c43770$082b8070$6700a8c0@aopen> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000501c43770$082b8070$6700a8c0@aopen> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: your mail 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, 11 May 2004 19:03:53 -0000 On 11/05/04 11:52 -0400, wendy wrote: > Easy to install > FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, > floppy disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS? partition, or if you have a network > connection, you can install it directly over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you > need is a couple of formatted 1.44MB floppies and these directions. > > > > THIS IS NOT TRUE! - Not true for you, possibly because you do not have any experience installing unix. For those who have installed other unixy things, FreeBSD is very simple to install. > the installation actually is very difficult and so this > "Superior" OS is not for 99.9% computer users The installation is difficult compared to what? A desktop OS? FreeBSD shines as a server OS, and while it does a fine job on the desktop, try installing and administrating other server OSes, and you'll see just how easy FreeBSD is. You'll definitely worry much less about the latest worm taking out your servers. Comparing this OS to the one that "99.9%" people use us an apples to oranges comparison. >- I'll probably kill my time > only if I lost my job and stay home having nothing to do to configure how to > install it. > That might be a good thing. You'll learn a thing or two and possibly set yourself up for a job administrating *nix servers. > Comparing to Windows, this BSD is very dumb- want to me to tell it > everything. No wonder it's Free. If windows is so much smarter than BSD, then why did windows use BSD code in their TCP/IP programs? The installer wants you to tell it everything so it can create a highly customized system to your needs. I'd be more worried if the installer set everything to a bunch of silly defaults that I'd have to change anyway. Best Regards, Jason