Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:33:22 -0800 (PST) From: Danial Thom <danial_thom@yahoo.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Miguel Saturnino <mags@oniduo.pt>, Don Hinton <don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD Question's. Message-ID: <20051225143322.86896.qmail@web33313.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20051225012143.GD1367@flame.pc>
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--- Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote: > On 2005-12-24 14:01, Danial Thom > <danial_thom@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Don Hinton <don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu> wrote: > > > For me, FreeBSD is about twice as fast/easy > to install/configure, > > > and infinitely cheaper. > > > > Considering that WinXP usually comes on the > computer, I don't see how > > "installing and configuring FreeBSD" can be > easier than having to do > > nothing at all? > > Windows XP comes preinstalled, yes. Not > "preconfigured" too. It so > happens that configuring a Windows XP system to > match one's preferences > has the potential to: > > a) Screw the machine up so completely and > utterly that a reinstall > is required. > b) Take a lot of time. A huge lot of time, > because of all the > different 'driver' installation > processes. Ate you claiming that someone not familiar with how to configure FreeBSD can't screw it up beyond usefulness? I can point you at about 10% of my customers who've spent weeks just trying to compile a kernel and get basic networking working, much less a desktop with X. DT __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
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