From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 24 15:36:01 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 6CFD416A41F for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:36:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mj001@rogers.com) Received: from smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.78]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8B07E43D5D for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:35:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mj001@rogers.com) Received: (qmail 17841 invoked from network); 24 Dec 2005 15:35:53 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Subject:From:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type:Date:Message-Id:Mime-Version:X-Mailer:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=zF+vb67RUlA/kd7I0Qufd0ieu/FFQrK1v1IuHETF1/RQyvwvmN4SmALVmpIdj7a1CwG8kX2XyAwUr02U4nYyPv5j+Wd1o+7xFPnGGpu6/la0a+CA1KdVXlKHS9h7gWPBesvjQBAcC5bJJgzZvY1Ul8vQbvcorZDR0btMD9CR1Eo= ; Received: from unknown (HELO chaucer.jeays.ca) (mj001@rogers.com@72.139.51.96 with plain) by smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 24 Dec 2005 15:35:52 -0000 From: Mike Jeays To: "Michael C. Shultz" In-Reply-To: <200512240719.51264.ringworm01@gmail.com> References: <20051224081054.29659.qmail@web31304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <5ceb5d550512240654g6c44388medb95cc31f723fcf@mail.gmail.com> <200512240719.51264.ringworm01@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:35:49 -0500 Message-Id: <1135438549.716.15.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Daniel A." , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Andy Sjostrom Subject: Re: BSD Question's. 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: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:36:01 -0000 On Sat, 2005-12-24 at 07:19 -0800, Michael C. Shultz wrote: > On Saturday 24 December 2005 06:54, Daniel A. wrote: > > Hi Andy, > > > > I am sorry for the trouble you have had with Windows XP. > > > > I suggest that you use Linux, as FreeBSD really is not targeted at > > people who want to use graphical user interfaces. > > In a few key areas FreeBSD is a better desktop OS than Linux: Easier to keep > the kernel/world and installed ports up to date for example without having > to resort to the microsoft/Linux fixall method of removing and reinstalling > everything every now and again. Your opinion is correct IMO that FreeBSD > managers put most emphasis on FreeBSD as a server and little as a desktop. > My guess is because donations(cash) and hardware support for developers > come from people who want servers while people who want a desktop OS tend to > donate squat.... > > > The linux developers really have been trying to make a valuable > > replacement for Windows, as they somehow have experienced the same > > issues with Windows (And Microsoft products in general) that you have. > > > > One Linux distribution in particular that I think you might like, is > > Ubuntu. You can download it at http://www.ubuntulinux.org/, or order a > > CD (Free shipping, free CD, you pay nothing). > > Advertising Linux in a FreeBSD mailing list? Sounds like you may have more of > axe to grind against the FreeBSD management folk than a desire to offer sound > advice.... > > -Mike > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I have used FreeBSD as my desktop since 2.1.5, and have been very satisfied with it. Now that KDE has matured, it is an excellent choice for a desktop environment, and runs just as well on FreeBSD as Linux. (I am not a GNOME fan, personally). I have tried several different Linux distributions, and my current favourite is Suse 10.0, given a copy on a DVD to avoid shuffling CDs in and out of the drive. They have done a great job - but I still come back to FreeBSD for all serious work.