From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 17 20:52:08 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDD0616A4CE for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:52:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from knight.ixsystems.net (afg.ixsystems.net [206.40.55.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D5BF43D1D for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:52:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from matto@knight.ixsystems.net) Received: from knight.ixsystems.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by knight.ixsystems.net (8.12.10/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j1HKWmdb051973 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:32:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matto@knight.ixsystems.net) Received: (from matto@localhost) by knight.ixsystems.net (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id j1HKWmSJ051972 for freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:32:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matto) Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:32:48 -0800 From: Matt Olander To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050217123248.E42152@knight.ixsystems.net> References: <9C4E897FB284BF4DBC9C0DC42FB34617641B03@mvaexch01.acuson.com> <128456842.20050217185105@wanadoo.fr> <2810734464.20050217192707@wanadoo.fr> <20050217123730.O79252@makeworld.com> <224383192.20050217213351@wanadoo.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <224383192.20050217213351@wanadoo.fr>; from atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 09:33:51PM +0100 Subject: Re: SPAM: Score 3.7: Re: Instead of freebsd. com, why not... X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:52:08 -0000 On Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 09:33:51PM +0100, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > How do you prove that FreeBSD is suitable as a replacement for Windows? FreeBSD and others make for an excellent desktop operating system once a few kinks have been worked out. My company uses it, the state of Florida uses it, Pair Networks, Juniper, etc. There are many examples of large organizations replacing Windows with an opensource operating system for their desktop deployments. -matt -- Matt Olander (408)943-4100 Phone (408)943-4101 Fax www.offmyserver.com -- "Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't" -Mark Twain