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Date:      Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:31:47 -1000
From:      Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net>
To:        Bernt Hansson <bernt@bah.homeip.net>
Cc:        Mark Stapper <stark@mapper.nl>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD for the common man(or woman)
Message-ID:  <4A7B2FA3.5020603@hdk5.net>
In-Reply-To: <4A7B16F2.7080304@bah.homeip.net>
References:  <4A76FB32.9050601@videotron.ca>	<20090803215319.8fad2441.freebsd@edvax.de>	<4A798DF2.3020305@videotron.ca>	<200908051651.53302.j.mckeown@ru.ac.za>	<20090805203337.c6f74172.freebsd@edvax.de>	<h5crnd$f9m$1@ger.gmane.org>	<4A7A89B3.6010206@mapper.nl>	<4A7A8CDB.20004@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4A7B16F2.7080304@bah.homeip.net>

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Bernt Hansson wrote:
> Matthew Seaman skrev:
>> Mark Stapper wrote:
>>
>>  
>>> In light of this, I would really enjoy seeing a "Ubuntu" like movement
>>> in the FreeBSD corner.
>>> What I mean is that it would be nice for my mother to install and use
>>> FreeBSD.
>>
>> It's called PC-BSD.
> 
> Have a look at Manolis Kiagias work at
> http://freebsd-custom.wikidot.com/downloads-page
> 
> Haven't tried it my self, but it seems I'm going to.
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Aloha,

Manolis download worked for me. I used it to install a 7.2 FreeBSD on a 
Sandisk Flash stick. And I can bring it up from the USB port on my 
netbook. Works fine except for printing on network. Have to work on 
setting up the printcap properly.

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