Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 21:25:01 -0800 From: Jim Mock <jim@osd.bsdi.com> To: Allen Lynch <levothyroxine@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: This will replace Linux? Message-ID: <20001215212501.A58770@envy.geekhouse.net> In-Reply-To: <F168KBsuZ2K4xDh9vXs00000ff6@hotmail.com>; from levothyroxine@hotmail.com on Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 10:08:19PM -0700 References: <F168KBsuZ2K4xDh9vXs00000ff6@hotmail.com>
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 at 22:08:19 -0700, Allen Lynch wrote: > I have used Windows 98, BeOS and 5 different distributions of Linux. > The experience of installing your OS was one of the worst of my life, > and I am permanently disabled with a severe, chronic, bipolar > disorder. I told a friend at Caldera that I would kill before I'd > repeat the experience. > > A few lessons: > 1. Installed means installed - not downloaded, not archived, installed. Uh, so install it? If you don't want to download it, spend the money on the CD set. > 2. Copy and paste are viable concepts in any OS. They work fine in FreeBSD. > 3. RPM is not installed and also mentioned nowhere in "The Complete > FreeBSD". A little professional jealousy? Erm, no, FreeBSD doesn't use RPM. We have our own package system and the ports collection. RPM is available as a port however, though you'd only need to use it in very rare instances. > 4. If you can't support what you sell, and you obviously can't, go > wash dishes and do something constructive. No one on this list is paid to help you. They are all volunteers. If you want to pay for technical support, you're more than welcome to do so. We (BSDi) offer various tech support contracts that you can purchase and then call our support staff for help. > 5. I don't know anyone at FreeBSD and for that I am truly grateful. I'm not even going to comment on this. > 6. Netscape has just informed me that someone is running on my > desktop, that has never happened with ny other system. I've seen this happen if you have it running as one user, and then start it as another. - jim -- jim mock <jim@jmock.com> work: jim@osd.bsdi.com | jim@FreeBSD.org http://soupnazi.org/ BSDi Open Source Div | http://bsdi.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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