From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 6 12:36: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6DA737B400 for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:36:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailsrv.otenet.gr (mailsrv.otenet.gr [195.170.0.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9163C43E4A for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:36:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from hades.hell.gr (patr530-a213.otenet.gr [212.205.215.213]) by mailsrv.otenet.gr (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g76JZvPL019047; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 22:35:58 +0300 (EEST) Received: from hades.hell.gr (hades [127.0.0.1]) by hades.hell.gr (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g76JZtXj001578; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 22:35:55 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from charon@localhost) by hades.hell.gr (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g76JFOU5001506; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 22:15:24 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 22:15:24 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Michael Wells Cc: Peter Leftwich , FreeBSD LIST Subject: Re: Peter heads back to M$FT WinBloze Message-ID: <20020806191524.GD659@hades.hell.gr> References: <20020726195011.N18019-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> <00d301c23504$9bbe0c60$0a01a8c0@mswolf> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <00d301c23504$9bbe0c60$0a01a8c0@mswolf> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 X-PGP-Fingerprint: C1EB 0653 DB8B A557 3829 00F9 D60F 941A 3186 03B6 X-Phone: +30-944-116520 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 2002-07-26 17:29 +0000, Michael Wells wrote: > That being said, I think it would be a long time before I could be > totally M$ free as much as I want to. This list has been extremely > helpful in getting me through several issues. One idea I have been > thinking about is creating local support groups. This works remarkably well given a small "core" of highly competent, enthusiastic members that will jump up and down and shout for a sufficiently long period of time "WE ARE HERE". This is the basic idea behind the dozens of LUGs that I joined while I was a Linux enthusiast. I have travelled as far as Rome and Naples in Italy to meet others who shared the same interests. I have met a lot of people who enjoy what they are doing, and have learned many things by talking to them. Meeting others and talking is a very important way of learning new things. This does not mean that less weight should be put in personal education though. Many of the finest details I know about a lot of things are results of personal experimentation. To the original poster: The best way to learn about FreeBSD as a desktop OS is to use it as a desktop OS. Don't be disappointed if at first all seems bizarre and chaotic. There is a pattern. Actually, many patterns. Once you start spending a lot of time on a UNIX machine, you'll notice that there are things you can do with FreeBSD, Linux or the other free UNIXes that Windows can not even dream about[1]. Go forth and use FreeBSD. Play around. Learn about it. Don't have any expectations at first. Not until you know how to use everything, and feel comfortable moving around. Then, it will be the proper time to see if you like what you have or not. - Giorgos [1] The reverse is also true, but this fact doesn't mean the statement is false. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message