Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:40:21 -0500 From: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> To: Sabeeh Baig <sbaig1@jhu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Desktop Install Option Message-ID: <d356c5630908190640x15d2b7bbw4cfd7fa2a7246baf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <de2964020908182254l591f3561o9e36399c1820bd7f@mail.gmail.com> References: <de2964020908182254l591f3561o9e36399c1820bd7f@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:54 AM, Sabeeh Baig<sbaig1@jhu.edu> wrote: > So, I've been wondering about something. =A0FreeBSD is a general purpose > operating system, even though it has historically only heavily been used = on > servers. =A0Why is it that FreeBSD doesn't provide a desktop installation= , > something similar to say Debian's option of "Standard Desktop"? =A0For th= ose > who need it, it'd be great. > > -- > > Sabeeh Ahmed Baig I am of the opinion that specializing in everything is the same thing as specializing in nothing. (Said another way: If everything is a priority, nothing is.) Every operating system has its strengths and weaknesses. The more an operating system becomes all-things-to-all-users, the more it tends to lose its comparative edge in any one area. All of that being said, PC-BSD is a desktop solution on FreeBSD. You can download it for free or purchase it with support: http://www.pcbsd.org/ Andrew
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