Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 18:00:17 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: sub_0@netcabo.pt Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ugly Huge BSD Monster Message-ID: <3F53C171.1080700@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <1062439022.66710.36.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org> References: <29508631.20030901165843@mail.ru> <1062427379.15322.12.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org> <20030901183120.05a8d0d9.joao@bowtie.nl> <3F537EF5.9030008@potentialtech.com> <1062439022.66710.36.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org>
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Mario Freitas wrote: > On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 17:16, Bill Moran wrote: > >>Joao Schim wrote: >> >>>On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 15:42:59 +0100 >>>Mario Freitas <sub_0@netcabo.pt> wrote: >>> >>>>FreeBSD is not intended to be used as a desktop, >> >>Hey! I resent that. I've used FreeBSD as my desktop for 5 years >>now. >> >><snip> >> >>>I thought there was even a freebsd-gnome list around, and if gnome isn't >>>desktop than i dont know what is.. >> >>If that's not good enough: >>http://freebsd.kde.org > > I've used FreeBSD as my desktop for 4 years... > And as a __last__ explanation on what I wanted to say is that, IMHO, > "the main objective of FreeBSD" is not desktop but networking. > OSX and MS. Windows is more desktop oriented(doesn't necessarily mean > FreeBSD is worse for desktop than MS. Windows) > > Finally, Did you understand what I meant? Possibly, but if I understand you, I still disagree with you. There's considerable effort that goes into integrating FreeBSD with KDE and Gnome and many other programs that make a spiffy Desktop. I wouldn't call the server role "the main objective" under any circumstances. Personally, I would consider the main objective to be a stable, secure, fast OS that's flexible enough to drop into any role needed. But that's just my opinion. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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