Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 14:18:27 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: johann@broadpark.no Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, bsd@nuug.no Subject: Re: Presentation of UNIX to an ignorant crowd Message-ID: <3C7AB833.5060600@owt.com> References: <1014648629.3c7a4f35eab24@mail.broadpark.no>
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johann@broadpark.no wrote: > Hi. > > I'm about to hold a lecture on UNIX to people who don't even have the faintest > idea of what it's all about. > > The utter perimeter of their knowledge halts at performing government-related > tasks in Windows 98. > > My job is to convince them that UNIX -- using Mandrake on workstations and > FreeBSD on servers -- is the way to go. In other words teach them the truth, > and make them convert. I think you are ignoring the fact that FreeBSD works really well as a workstation. You also have code control of the entire system, which Linux does not have. You get a kernel here and mods there and end up with a patched system. FreeBSD is a solution and stands alone. It depends on Linux because many of the ports come from there. Kent > > I was assigned to this job on a rather short notice, and therefore I havn't > really had time to do the thorough research part myself. > > I was wondering, however, if such a thing (general presentation of UNIX, its > movements up and till now and the various benefits it may serve). My knowledge > is filled with black holes that might twist out during this presentation, which > is why I was hoping that this could be of assistance. > > Best regards, > Johann > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > . > > -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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