Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 15:52:37 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Matthew Pherigo <hybrid120@gmail.com> Cc: Jack Richard <jackrichard43@gmail.com>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on disc Message-ID: <20140512155237.391c7d51.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <0BDDF23E-EF8C-4504-A94E-ED7592CED3F8@gmail.com> References: <CAL5swbVPxrFt_KNe%2Bsf93Vo-QTsnZ3SfqjFr2wysha53ux%2BJGA@mail.gmail.com> <0BDDF23E-EF8C-4504-A94E-ED7592CED3F8@gmail.com>
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On Sun, 11 May 2014 10:12:22 -0500, Matthew Pherigo wrote: > FreeBSD itself primarily targets servers (which is why it > doesn't come with a gui by default), so you may have a > better experience with PC-BSD. While I second the primary intention of your statement as a suggestion for PC-BSD, I do not agree that FreeBSD is a "servers first" OS. In fact, FreeBSD is a multi-purpose operating system suitable for desktops, servers, laptops or even low-resource embedded or old computers. It can also be used for "mixed forms" (e. g. a laptop acting as a server while providing a desktop functionality). In order to perform that way, it does (of course) not come with a GUI installer per default (which would make it unsuitable for servers with no graphics hardware). FreeBSD also is able to be a base for getting hardware running which all differend kind of "autodetect magic" does not properly recognize. This can turn even crappy netbooks into valuable citizens of the world again. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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