Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:20:28 +0300 From: Goltsios Theodore <tgol@kinetix.gr> To: Latitude <robertjx@ix.netcom.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Convince me, please! Message-ID: <46BAB22C.1060700@kinetix.gr> In-Reply-To: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com> References: <46BA9682.7020203@ix.netcom.com>
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Well sorry if I'm getting annoying but I think you face the Unix
world in the wrong manner. Well you expect to find something you are
used to, or something like MS Win you only know. I advise that you
should be more open minded, willing to read and spare time to get
familiar to the Unix OSes that are around. But the advantages are and
the power that these kind of systems offer, which is probably unlimited
compared with the Windowz strict and limited way of operating. If you
really don't want that kind of power (thus doing what you must faster,
better and in a more efficient way) then you are in the wrong place. A
good way to start solving all questions concerning the FreeBSD is its
handbook or the perhaps the FAQ.
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
PS Try some googling or the freebsd official site for more resources.
I'm sure all your questions will be satisfied.
Theodoros Goltsios
Kinetix Tele.com Support Center
email: tgol@kinetix.gr, support@kinetix.gr
Tel. & Fax: +30 2310556134
WWW: http://www.kinetix.gr/
Latitude wrote:
> I'm interested in changing over to FreeBSD from Windows, but I'll have
> to say, you guys don't really present a forceful argument to Windows
> users of how easy the switch may be. I get knee-deep in FreeBSD jargon
> the second I get to your webpage. I need to see an overwhelming argument
> that FreeBSD is a perfectly acceptable alternative for home desktop
> users who have previously known only Windows.
>
> For instance, if I download and install FreeBSD, will I instantly have a
> desktop windowing environment that I can navigate in while I figure out
> what's going on? Will I have a browser and way to setup an internet
> connection right off the bat? How will I migrate files from other
> operating systems?
>
> I understand you guys have been around for a while, but you don't seem
> to understand the monumental "fear" involved in switching operating
> systems. You need to address those concerns head on from the start. I
> need to see several screenshots of apps that I can use as alternatives
> to what I have.
>
> Help me (and yourselves) out.
>
>
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