Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:03:44 +0100 From: "Donovan R. Palmer" <donovan@dmpnet.org> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is it difficult to move from Linux? Message-ID: <005401c8153a$780e7900$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop> References: <200710221851.48278.mayank@in.niksun.com><005501c814da$1b9cdc30$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop> <20071023004214.GA49936@demeter.hydra>
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Friends... thank you for all of your responses. Last night I read a big chunk of the handbook and read articles such as http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux1.php Very helpful. I was impressed with the quality of the documentation and I like the disciplined approach to FreeBSD. The more I read, the more I was convinced that FreeBSD was what I was looking for and would satisfy some of my needs/disillusionment with Linux. I look forward to putting it on a box and starting the learn the differences. Many thanks again! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chad Perrin" <perrin@apotheon.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 1:42 AM Subject: Re: Is it difficult to move from Linux? > On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 07:33:57PM +0100, Donovan R. Palmer wrote: >> >> I have been using Linux for over 10 years, but have for a number of >> reasons >> become very interested in learning to use FreeBSD. Are there any ex or >> current Linux users here and could you tell me how hard it is to make the >> shift from Linux? Is there anything in particular which has been written >> which would be useful to read? > > I found it dead easy -- much, much easier than making the switch from MS > Windows to Linux was. > > The best source of information on FreeBSD for new FreeBSD users is, in my > opinion, the FreeBSD handbook: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ > > Another excellent source of information is The Complete FreeBSD: > > http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/ > > There are a couple other books out there that I've found to be quite > excellent, as well. > > In general, I think you'll find much of the differences between most > Linux distributions and FreeBSD quite minor, but a touch strange at > first, and in the long run very positive. At least, that's my > experience. > > -- > CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] > They always say that when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. > I always wonder -- isn't the lemonade going to suck if life doesn't give > you any sugar? > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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