From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 10 03:55:19 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 94EBE16A475 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:55:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4594513C4CC for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:55:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 6856 invoked from network); 9 Aug 2007 22:55:16 -0500 Received: from 203-206-233-219.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.206.233.219) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 9 Aug 2007 22:55:16 -0500 Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:55:12 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: Latitude Message-ID: <20070810135512.00856c4f@localhost> In-Reply-To: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com> References: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Convince me, please! 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: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:55:19 -0000 On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:22:26 -0500 Latitude wrote: > I'm interested in changing over to FreeBSD from Windows, Hello Robert, I don't think I'll tell you what to do - i think most contributors to this thread have done a pretty good job @ pointing you in the right direction (with different degrees of shoving involved ;-) ). At least most agree on one fact : there is no underlying incentive to convert every/most/some/you windows users to FreeBSD - those who want it will do it. Let Microsoft and Apple marketing machines do all the convincing for their own products (well, and in the case of Vista, let the quality of the product be its own counter-sell point :D ). I also find it very interesting that troll-looking emails like yours generate so many helpful responses, but then the original poster (ie, you :) ) do not bother to reply back / follow up. good luck with your choices, _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.