From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 14 08:25:43 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 C3B1B16A419 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:25:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 385EC13C474 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:25:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kobe.laptop (vader.bytemobile.ondsl.gr [83.235.244.135]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-8) with ESMTP id l7E8PHmK020402 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:25:25 +0300 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l7E8P1wQ003970; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:25:17 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l7E8P0VP003966; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:25:00 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:25:00 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Brooks Lackey Message-ID: <20070814082459.GD1923@kobe.laptop> References: <807695.72410.qm@web61018.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <807695.72410.qm@web61018.mail.yahoo.com> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-3.914, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.48, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: looking for an OS and wanting to know if this is the one. 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: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:25:43 -0000 On 2007-08-13 23:51, Brooks Lackey wrote: > Okay i have a Dell Inspiron 9300 with centrino mobil technology at > 1.86GHZ, 512MB of memory and a 60Gig HDD. > > Basically I need to know which of the OS from freebsd will be the best > for me to use? Any recent release should do. The officially supported releases of FreeBSD are described in our web site: http://www.freebsd.org/ The front page of the web site includes a nice "Get FreeBSD Now" link, which will lead you to the release selection page. For your Dell Inspiron laptop, you should try to use the "i386" build of 6.2-RELEASE (the latest "stable" release of FreeBSD). > Can i use Yahoo Messanger, Itunes, & AOL Messanger. No, these programs are written by their respective vendors and they are released only for Microsoft Windows systems. In some cases, like MSN and Yahoo IM, you can use alternative FreeBSD programs, like Gaim, Pidgim, Kopete, and so on. In other cases, like iTunes, it may be impossible to find something compatible on FreeBSD. > I am just looking around as i am now tired of Windows. I dont know > everything about OS but i like to learn new things and if there is > something better out there i def. would like to use it. Brace yourself and prepare for a _very_ bumpy ride then! FreeBSD is a *different* operating system. It works in different ways, it includes different programs, and it generally uses, supports and encourages a different philosophy, its own way of looking at things. These differences may alienate Windows users and keep them from trying to use FreeBSD at first. If you honestly _try_ to use FreeBSD though, and keep trying to "unlearn" the Windows habits and learn the new ones, which FreeBSD encourages, you may start to like our system a bit. It may even turn out that it was better than Windows for the kind of work you want to do. There's no way to _really_ know, without trying :-) Cheers, Giorgos