Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 11:08:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Nicole <freelist@webweaver.net> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD A Solution For Business Message-ID: <XFMail.980523110827.freelist@webweaver.net> In-Reply-To: <8677.895915412@time.cdrom.com>
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On 23-May-98 Jordan K. Hubbard wisely wrote:
>> I must humbly disagree. FreeBSD is not an alternative desktop system for a
>> business environment. No Windozes application user is going to give up Word
I Agree
<rant>
Personally I don't want us to go the way of NT in trying to be an everything sy
stem. Remember, M$ goals are to get rid of Win95 after this new release and merg
e everything together into one OS. Then just have M$ workstation and M$ Server.
As we have been shown, there is really very little difference between the two.
I would rather have FreeBSD focus on being a Killer Server that can also be use
d as a desktop. Lets face it, no one but those who love UNIX and people who
have serious tasks to accomplish would use a UNIX OS as their desktop.
If your looking to provide an alternative to M$ windows, I would suggest a new
project or helping those already underway. Maybe a seperate project called FreeB
SD Desktop, Featuring X windows from the first boot up and " everything" GUIed,
becouse that is what it is going to take. I only hope that that stays secondary
to making/keeping FreeBSD the most robust Server platform.
</rant off>
Nicole
nicole@webweaver.net - http://www.webweaver.net/
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