From owner-freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 7 15:20:05 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C841E106564A for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 15:20:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nomadlogic@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vb0-f54.google.com (mail-vb0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76B8C8FC08 for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 15:20:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vb0-f54.google.com with SMTP id v11so4317063vbm.13 for ; Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:20:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=1LVVn94xHzbv7lBnpO0fFmYxHKN5RSDVAE3h7NWmUp8=; b=CvCWaG8d+a0U7XfSIh74tRuBPeADetzxjnFKJAuWK793Ambu14sLzBaHW4f4Kpv48D fT+mn/O9VxfJUhhIhzmD9KbD9k9f4FYXhj7WouWJPyiJErGxJgIt3cpUjbNSSe+bNEYa SS/Ab9OJ0VtxKuUkR+RFOJsGJz+/liYRmF6lVY+1nzBw6LPebwppuhMltEkbjT06iD9E c8hZa5IGExoVUYDnckf2mbhKgc1xJyh2GlpjALFwLxj/x7KP0JInZv3YN/EKgGiPF82/ Q9FdUXLekJKegFaWXxRWbUXVvUvpqb1nNe5xjU+wCaQc57Nti6gm21yM9GJSz+Zh2h4d kNjQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.221.13.78 with SMTP id pl14mr8245138vcb.7.1349623204846; Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:20:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.58.203.4 with HTTP; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 08:20:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 08:20:04 -0700 Message-ID: From: pete wright To: Alwin Doss Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: "freebsd-database@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: FreeBSD's very own desktop environment X-BeenThere: freebsd-database@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Database use and development under FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:20:05 -0000 On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 1:50 AM, Alwin Doss wrote: > Hi All, > > Having a good weekend??? Let me not make it boring I will get straight to the point. > > I have read in FreeBSD documentation, while comparing with the Linux kernel we claim FreeBSD to be a complete operating system which provides not just the kernel but also other utilies surrounding the kernel making it a complete operating system. > My question is "Why doesn't FreeBSD have it's own desktop environment" something like what Ubuntu Linux is trying to achieve with their Unity Desktop environment. > In doing so we will carve a niche for ourselves in the end user space. > > What does the forum have to say about this? http://www.pcbsd.org/ -p -- pete wright www.nycbug.org @nomadlogicLA