Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:22:26 -0500 From: Latitude <robertjx@ix.netcom.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Convince me, please! Message-ID: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com>
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I'm interested in changing over to FreeBSD from Windows, but I'll have to say, you guys don't really present a forceful argument to Windows users of how easy the switch may be. I get knee-deep in FreeBSD jargon the second I get to your webpage. I need to see an overwhelming argument that FreeBSD is a perfectly acceptable alternative for home desktop users who have previously known only Windows. For instance, if I download and install FreeBSD, will I instantly have a desktop windowing environment that I can navigate in while I figure out what's going on? Will I have a browser and way to setup an internet connection right off the bat? How will I migrate files from other operating systems? I understand you guys have been around for a while, but you don't seem to understand the monumental "fear" involved in switching operating systems. You need to address those concerns head on from the start. I need to see several screenshots of apps that I can use as alternatives to what I have. Help me (and yourselves) out. -- “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” -George Orwell
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