From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 9 05:04:16 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 15AB716A418 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 05:04:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sdavtaker@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C725413C45A for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 05:04:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sdavtaker@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i29so245924wxd for ; Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:04:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=PJSxbBhOwA7CsZXZzMoZRY3hVz2s2HwgtnBL/99tqgXcygDPztn+xYyj4eTApIyhpTPLN0X2YLf46OldZveR8C9Sk1HjUNfdGmi/k/Eu9MTE19Uop0z0WVrqlup2nlbHLAARZGCG/bIPdqyGEhYgWkjtSTULLbWFNzWYVRMwHQI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=rwGInBLPtb0XoW/nzAMtMtz07LdgBAfe0ePdQOtLZUbgHrIAx67iBR8H8q7Mlt7xcuLYOwi2RM8W/lcF2ss0nxF7GYkvGwuVt+LSFyxW9Fy/6bsC0W6P5YTcZ5lZMndv27iGrSS2oYKRrBxXBb/PiSInyt60EqCPcR4awI7L7cQ= Received: by 10.70.130.8 with SMTP id c8mr1991710wxd.1186635854773; Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:04:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.1.101? ( [201.235.69.197]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id h12sm1401670wxd.2007.08.08.22.04.13 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:04:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46BAA04D.3050700@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:04:13 -0300 From: =?UTF-8?B?U2TDpHZ0YWtlcg==?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (Windows/20070509) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Latitude References: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com> In-Reply-To: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 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 05:04:16 -0000 There is a project based on FreeBSD that you can give a try. Its real easy to install, got a lot of applications ported with an easy to use interface. You can install it and have Internet Explorer and a lot of windows applications working in less than a couple of minutes, and there is a virtual machine version to try it before install. The website is http://www.pcbsd.org and starts saying : "PC-BSD has been designed with the 'casual' computer user in mind. Installing the system is simply a matter of a few clicks and a few minutes for the installation process to finish. Hardware such as video, sound, network and other devices will be auto-detected and available at the first system startup. Home users will immediately feel comfortable with PC-BSD's desktop interface, with KDE 3.5 running under the hood. Software installation has also been designed to be as painless as possible, simply double-click and software will be installed. " I hope it helps you :-) Sdäv Latitude escribió: > 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. > >