From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 20 17:02:44 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F78716A419 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:02:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ranger@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org) Received: from mail.hosting-advantage.com (mail.hosting-advantage.com [64.92.112.127]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 67F0513C49D for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:02:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ranger@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org) Received: (qmail 14531 invoked by uid 399); 20 Aug 2007 09:36:04 -0700 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.0.5.131?) (ranger@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org@67.138.58.2) by mail.hosting-advantage.com with SMTP; 20 Aug 2007 09:36:04 -0700 X-Originating-IP: 67.138.58.2 Message-ID: <46C9C2F3.6070109@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:36:03 -0600 From: Old Ranger User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070603) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "illoai@gmail.com" References: <3ef409db0708170651v365f51dfib643ae0d91a6a700@mail.gmail.com> <46C64727.9060000@crackmonkey.us> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Branko Vukelic , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hello! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:02:44 -0000 illoai@gmail.com wrote: > On 17/08/07, Adam J Richardson wrote: > >> Branko Vukelic wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> My name is Branko (a.k.a. FoxBunny in some circles). Until recently I was a >>> Arch Linux >>> user, and decided to give FreeBSD a try, for a better desktop experience. >>> Thanks to the DesktopBSD project (BIG THANKS!) I'm now running FreeBSD on my >>> box (or is it proper to call DesktopBSD a FreeBSD?). >>> >>> I must say I am most impressed by how all this works, from development to >>> final touches, to actually running and using it. I'm looking forward to >>> getting involved in the whole BSD scene. >>> >>> Nice meeting (sort of) you all! >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Branko >>> >> Hi Branko! >> >> I guess it's like comparing an Alsatian [FreeBSD] to a Spaniel >> [DesktopBSD]: they're very different, but both are still dogs. However >> NetBSD is a cat and Windows is a fish. >> >> Feel free to play with my sophisticated model of operating system >> development, anyone. >> >> Maybe I shouldn't have compared FreeBSD to a dog. Whoops. Sorry all. >> > > If netbsd is a cat, and oh!ess!ten is variously a panther, tiger, > puma, (pard? olestra?), openbsd is a fish (and some damned > anthropomorphic lips), probably freebsd is really a 1938 > pontiac, and windows is a cow-duck hybrid with post-it notes > stapled to its spine (or maybe that transporter accident from > Star Trek: Der Movin' Picture!). > > From a pilot's point of view: FreeBSD is an F-4 Phantom. Mac is a P-38 Trainer. Windows is a DC-10. Grins, ZWH