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Date:      Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:24:35 +0200
From:      Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net>
To:        Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
Cc:        Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com>, Andy Young <ayoung@mosaicarchive.com>
Subject:   Re: Ways to promote FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <20120429092435.GZ37811@e-new.0x20.net>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1204280738270.8813@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References:  <CAHMRaQf=M0ULOH=KnqzOXvczSM0Lb6apCoQkJegqyU3e8%2BgShA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1204272025080.5846@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20120427203117.GA2055@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <CAOgwaMv_9c_W4fek-kGhQV3B5bKv4RnEFn_6ixn2LS7qDPma6Q@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1204280738270.8813@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>

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On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 07:39:25AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> > 
> > My opinion is that most important obstacle in front of FreeBSD is its installation structure :
> > 
> > 
> > It is NOT possible to install and use a FreeBSD distribution directly as it is .
> > 
> > In Linux distributions , when a distribution is installed , the user , NOT root ,
> > can use its facilities WITHOUT setting a ( large ) number of parameters which it is approximately ZERO .
> 
> why do you try to position this OS as windows/Mac OS replacement? Unix 
> will never be and is not designed for it, but for users that want to have 
> real control of computers.

Mac OSD _is_ a UNIX: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4376
So, why not use a UNIX on the Desktop? :)

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