Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 20:15:11 +0300 From: "Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri" <almarrie@gmail.com> To: Latitude <robertjx@ix.netcom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Convince me, please! Message-ID: <499c70c0708091015x738bb60sa80de64cc9969447@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com> References: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com>
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On 8/9/07, Latitude <robertjx@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > I'm interested in changing over to FreeBSD from Windows, but I'll have > to say, you guys don't really present a forceful argument to Windows > users of how easy the switch may be. I get knee-deep in FreeBSD jargon > the second I get to your webpage. I need to see an overwhelming argument > that FreeBSD is a perfectly acceptable alternative for home desktop > users who have previously known only Windows. > > For instance, if I download and install FreeBSD, will I instantly have a > desktop windowing environment that I can navigate in while I figure out > what's going on? Will I have a browser and way to setup an internet > connection right off the bat? How will I migrate files from other > operating systems? > > I understand you guys have been around for a while, but you don't seem > to understand the monumental "fear" involved in switching operating > systems. You need to address those concerns head on from the start. I > need to see several screenshots of apps that I can use as alternatives > to what I have. > > Help me (and yourselves) out. > > -- > "In a time of universal deceit, > telling the truth is a revolutionary act." > -George Orwell Hello, Start with DesktopBSD 1.6 since it's closer to FreeBSD than PC-BSD if you need to learn FreeBSD more. -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/
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