From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 20 14:59:40 2011 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 DF485106566B for ; Fri, 20 May 2011 14:59:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xaero@xaerolimit.net) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B5438FC0C for ; Fri, 20 May 2011 14:59:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so4281181bwz.13 for ; Fri, 20 May 2011 07:59:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.14.144 with SMTP id g16mr4080793bka.34.1305903578169; Fri, 20 May 2011 07:59:38 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.72.82 with HTTP; Fri, 20 May 2011 07:59:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Chris Brennan Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 10:59:17 -0400 Message-ID: To: FreeBSD Questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Over-whelmed by ports and package tools 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, 20 May 2011 14:59:40 -0000 On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Xn Nooby wrote: > I have tried PC-BSD, and look forward to version 9.0. I really don't > like KDE, though. I hear some rumblings about a Gnome developer > wanting to drop BSD support, so maybe I better start liking KDE. > PC-BSD seems to have done a great job reproducing the way Mac's > install software, by using self-contained bundles (PBI's). And next > version of PBI is supposed to not need a GUI. I'm sure I will be > trying the next version PC-BSD. Hopefully to be released soon. > That Red-Hat developer has been preaching to the choir for a long time from my understanding. I think he wants to turn Gnome Desktop Environment into a Desktop of it's own, making the Linux underbelly disappear much like Microsoft made DOS disappear from their lineup, making Windows the primary focus. if Gnome goes the way of Windows .... there is a plethora of other choices to choose for a WM ... openbox/blackbox/fluxbox, XFCE, yes KDE is an option, it takes some getting used to but it can still be used. As a side note, I wonder what kind of impact that kind of decision making will have on the Android platform ... my phone says it's running X/Gnome for the UI. -- > A: Yes. > >Q: Are you sure? > >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?