Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:24:43 -0500 From: "Jeffrey Kukkola" <jeffk@telepool.com> To: "Freebsd-Advocacy" <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Promoting FreeBSD. Message-ID: <004701bd6a14$f247e4d0$c9cd67ce@jeffk.telepool.com> In-Reply-To: <3536A33C.167EB0E7@ida.net>
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How about a set of Java apps to help with this? They would provide a GUI interface if someone needed it, and yet wouldn't hog resources if not running. I am a fairly new user to FreeBSD and Unix but am sold on FreeBSD. I am currently writing a Java app on WindowsNT, but I wouldn't mind exploring writing some stuff for FreeBSD in a month or two from now. I would need some input and testing from more experienced users. If anyone is interested, send me an email. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Mike > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 7:33 PM > To: FreeBSD-Advocacy@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Promoting FreeBSD. > > > > Of course, then there's the argument that for servers it's silly to run > > X in the first place. > > Agreed. It sounds like people want a "FreeBSD for Idiots." The problem > with doing everything with X and a nice gui is it eats up memory and cpu > cycles. You can already use sysinstall to add users and a few > networking options can be changed as well. > > A program can be run from the command line and still be easy to use, > like the port apsfilter. If someone is too dumb to type "adduser" and > then follow a few simple instructions, maybe they shouldn't be calling > themselves a sysamdin in the first place. > > But, of course, I'm not speaking from the perspective of trying to > convince a company to use FreeBSD. I think FreeBSD is already easy to > use. I find SCO Openserver with all it's GUI tools a bit complex, not > to mention SLOW on my 486. FreeBSD performs quite well, however. > > Mike > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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