From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Sep 5 17:15:38 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.siscom.net (mail.siscom.net [209.251.2.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 13DA837B422 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:15:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 87004 invoked from network); 6 Sep 2000 00:15:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO jim) (209.251.13.108) by mail.siscom.net with SMTP; 6 Sep 2000 00:15:25 -0000 Message-ID: <000a01c01797$a5edcea0$6c0dfbd1@jim> From: "James Schoch" To: Subject: Iinstallation of a complete system - Sit down and start using the programs Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:16:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C01776.1E238D00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C01776.1E238D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry, I did not know where to sent this! I have noticed remarks indicating FreeBSD seemed to have problems with = obtaining the same recognition as Linux. It would seem to me that a good = way of helping this along would be to have a complete installation, = including the printer, KDE interface and an office suite. The average = person seems to be interested in getting a system installed and starting = to use it, not all the intricacies of how the actual operating system = works. I can only assume that this has been well discussed and either = nixed or about 90% complete at this time. It seems to me that since you = have one of the most stable UNIX systems out there and a talented group = of programmers this should be no great problem. I have been retired and trying to learn something about a UNIX type = system to keep my brain from going to mush. The only problem have not = been unable to resolve is getting the printer up and working (not a line = printer). Networking, Star Office (does not print) and other apps have = given me no problems. I have checked all FreeBSD, Linux and some UNIX = books breaking down the information to a by the numbers check list. I do = not feel that I am the only one with this problem. I would rather tear = your installation apart to see how you got the printer to work. Had Caldera had their Linux system at or near its present state 5-6 = years ago I would have been using it. The printer is set up = automatically and works well.=20 I have not been a Microsoft fan since I attempted to buy my first = computer about 10 years ago and was told by established dealers that I = would have Windows installed if I wanted it or not. I found a non = established dealer and worked with DOS and WordStar with their dot = commands till I permanently retired. Dot commands are not the most user = friendly thing. This is not to say that Microsoft does not have some = good programs. It took too long for suit to be filed. James D. Schoch jschoch@siscom.net ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C01776.1E238D00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Sorry, I did not know where to sent this!

I have noticed remarks indicating FreeBSD seemed to have problems = with=20 obtaining the same recognition as Linux. It would seem to me that a good = way of=20 helping this along would be to have a complete installation, including = the=20 printer, KDE interface and an office suite. The average person seems to = be=20 interested in getting a system installed and starting to use it, not all = the=20 intricacies of how the actual operating system works. I can only assume = that=20 this has been well discussed and either nixed or about 90% complete at = this=20 time. It seems to me that since you have one of the most stable UNIX = systems out=20 there and a talented group of programmers this should be no great = problem.

I have been retired and trying to learn something about a UNIX type = system to=20 keep my brain from going to mush. The only problem have not been unable = to=20 resolve is getting the printer up and working (not a line printer). = Networking, Star Office (does not print) and other apps have given me no = problems. I have checked all FreeBSD, Linux and some UNIX books = breaking=20 down the information to a by the numbers check list. I do not feel = that I=20 am the only one with this problem. I would rather tear your installation = apart=20 to see how you got the printer to work.

Had Caldera had their Linux system at or near its present state 5-6 = years ago=20 I would have been using it. The printer is set up automatically and = works well.=20

I have not been a Microsoft fan since I attempted to buy my first = computer=20 about 10 years ago and was told by established dealers that I would have = Windows=20 installed if I wanted it or not. I found a non established dealer and = worked=20 with DOS and WordStar with their dot commands till I permanently = retired. Dot=20 commands are not the most user friendly thing. This is not to say that = Microsoft=20 does not have some good programs. It took too long for suit to be=20 filed.

James D. Schoch

jschoch@siscom.net

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