Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:19:35 -0700 From: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> To: "Joel M. Fulton" <jfulton@e3tech.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Would like comments and opinions regarding desktop OS switch Message-ID: <3B8BD2A7.555B7570@acuson.com> References: <03d201c12fcc$ce04a7d0$0801a8c0@corp.trigeo.com>
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"Joel M. Fulton" wrote: > > Greetings- > > I am looking to switch (personal) desktops from Win2K/NT/9x to either > FreeBSD or the Debian distribution of Linux. I've spent a lot of time > researching distributions, usability, hardware compatibility, etc. and have > a component system spec'd with hardware appropriate for either. I have also > lurked on this (and other) FreeBSD lists and Debian lists - trying to get > sense of the environment from its people, so to speak, before making my > decision. > > I am asking for and would like comments about the reason you made your > decision to use FreeBSD. > How has your experience been so far? > Now that you're a FreeBSD user, would you have rather chosen another OS? > Did you begin using FreeBSD for politico-ethica-socio-spiritual reasons if > not, why did you begin using FreeBSD? > What three things do you wish you would've known before adopting FreeBSD? Try them both! Use them both for at least a week. Install some new packages. Do some systems administration. Etc. You may end up liking them both. There's no reason you have to stick with one or the other. As for politico-ethica-socio-spiritual reasons, don't worry about it. They're operating systems, not denominations in a church :-) The High Debian Mucky Mucks pay a lot of lip service to political correctness, but everyone else still uses Debian simply because they like it. David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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