From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 11 18:43:44 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from bryden.apana.org.au (bryden.apana.org.au [203.3.126.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE85537B401 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2001 18:43:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from roadrunner (roadrunner.apana.org.au [203.3.126.132]) by bryden.apana.org.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id f1C2h2E11730; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:43:04 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dougy@bryden.apana.org.au) Message-ID: <055601c0949d$993d94a0$847e03cb@apana.org.au> From: "Doug Young" To: , References: <8a.2449962.27b8a276@aol.com> Subject: Re: I have a question about freebsd Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:43:30 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0551_01C094F1.67500320" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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
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.
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.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Drbthe1st@aol.com
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG=20
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 = 12:20=20 PM
Subject: I have a question = about=20 freebsd

I know it = is lame but I=20 was wondering

Is FreeBSD Desktop Edition a stand alone = operating=20 system or do you have to
connect to a server to use it.=20     If you could just briefly explain it I'd=20
appreciate it.
By the way, I have looked up lots of info on = freebsd ,=20 but for some reason
I'm in the dark on this question.

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