choosing distribution: FreeBSD

[Kevin Oberman]

On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Doug Barton <dougb at freebsd.org> wrote:
> On 11/27/2011 7:13 AM, LinuxIsOne wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Well, I am basically a Windows convert, but very frankly saying that: I am
>> new to the world of Linux. So I should use FreeBSD or something easier
>> distribution in the Linux...? Or it is perfectly okay for a newbie to go
>> with FreeBSD?
>
> FreeBSD isn't Linux, it's a different Unix-like operating system. If you
> want a basic, user-friendly version of Linux you probably want to look
> at Ubuntu.

While Ubuntu is aimed at the new Linux/Unix user, I feel that, with
Unity, it has taken a turn away from usability and an easy transition
form Windows. I suggest looking at Mint as a friendlier distro.
-- 
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
E-mail: kob6558 at gmail.com