From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 9 04:37:20 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E556716A418 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 04:37:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from robertjx@ix.netcom.com) Received: from elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net (elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.63]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB6EE13C459 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 04:37:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from robertjx@ix.netcom.com) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=ix.netcom.com; b=EVyW+3e96q8PUzw8zSPFXxmVA3Vftq8dTjxIGHUli3DWirTFrtAzXekW+36FW9f1; h=Received:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:Subject:X-Enigmail-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Antivirus-Status:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from rrcs-71-42-141-247.sw.biz.rr.com ([71.42.141.247] helo=[127.0.0.1]) by elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1IIzXa-0005lW-SQ for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:22:32 -0400 Message-ID: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com> Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:22:26 -0500 From: Latitude User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000764-2, 08/08/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-ELNK-Trace: 16626c73f8b9822574cfc7ce3b1ad11381c87f5e5196068876b4985f1fbac97b334cdb26af1c7806350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.42.141.247 Cc: Subject: Convince me, please! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:37:21 -0000 I'm interested in changing over to FreeBSD from Windows, but I'll have to say, you guys don't really present a forceful argument to Windows users of how easy the switch may be. I get knee-deep in FreeBSD jargon the second I get to your webpage. I need to see an overwhelming argument that FreeBSD is a perfectly acceptable alternative for home desktop users who have previously known only Windows. For instance, if I download and install FreeBSD, will I instantly have a desktop windowing environment that I can navigate in while I figure out what's going on? Will I have a browser and way to setup an internet connection right off the bat? How will I migrate files from other operating systems? I understand you guys have been around for a while, but you don't seem to understand the monumental "fear" involved in switching operating systems. You need to address those concerns head on from the start. I need to see several screenshots of apps that I can use as alternatives to what I have. Help me (and yourselves) out. -- “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” -George Orwell