Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:43:30 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@bryden.apana.org.au> To: <Drbthe1st@aol.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: I have a question about freebsd Message-ID: <055601c0949d$993d94a0$847e03cb@apana.org.au> References: <8a.2449962.27b8a276@aol.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0551_01C094F1.67500320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Its "stand alone" in the sense that when its installed in a common or = garden variety PC it will do as much as any other operating system if = you are willing to persevere long enough. Whilst there are probably heaps of people using it in a standalone = situation, the strength of FreeBSD is as an extremely stable server = ..... I prefer other things for day to day desktop use. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Drbthe1st@aol.com=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 12:20 PM Subject: I have a question about freebsd I know it is lame but I was wondering=20 Is FreeBSD Desktop Edition a stand alone operating system or do you = have to=20 connect to a server to use it. If you could just briefly explain = it I'd=20 appreciate it.=20 By the way, I have looked up lots of info on freebsd , but for some = reason=20 I'm in the dark on this question.=20 From DRBTHE1ST@AOL.COM=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0551_01C094F1.67500320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Its "stand alone" in the sense that = when its=20 installed in a common or garden variety PC it will do as much as any = other=20 operating system if you are willing to persevere long = enough.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Whilst there are probably heaps of = people using it=20 in a standalone situation, the strength of FreeBSD is as an extremely = stable=20 server ..... I prefer other things for day to day desktop = use.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DDrbthe1st@aol.com=20 href=3D"mailto:Drbthe1st@aol.com">Drbthe1st@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 = href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 12, 2001 = 12:20=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> I have a question = about=20 freebsd</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>I know it = is lame but I=20 was wondering <BR><BR>Is FreeBSD Desktop Edition a stand alone = operating=20 system or do you have to <BR>connect to a server to use it.=20 If you could just briefly explain it I'd=20 <BR>appreciate it. <BR>By the way, I have looked up lots of info on = freebsd ,=20 but for some reason <BR>I'm in the dark on this question. <BR><BR>From = <A=20 href=3D"mailto:DRBTHE1ST@AOL.COM">DRBTHE1ST@AOL.COM</A></FONT>=20 </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0551_01C094F1.67500320-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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