Fw: To freeBSD or not freeBSD

[Steve Schofield]

> Hi Trish,
>
> I'm a full-time windows admin and have installed sorry to say 100's and
> 100's of windows machines.  The installs are pretty much run setup.exe,
> next, agree to license, agree to EULA, finish.  I had little or no
> background in *nix area.  i had installed red hat and mandrake a few
times.
> It was similiar to windows and once it completed I feel i didn't learn too
> much.
>
> FreeBSD install is a terse to a newbie but my one goal using freebsd was
to
> actually learn something about unix.  looking back, everything is
documented
> you just have to read things like the http://freebsd.org/handbook and
other
> sources.  One other thing the hype with FreeBSD isn't as much with linux.
> While trying red hat i constantly got updates and patches for security
> items. After a bit of research, there were a lot less security notices
with
> BSD.   for a hobby OS i didn't want to worry about it.  As far as the hype
> goes, i didn't want to be classified a "me too" learning linux.  That was
a
> bit of the reason also choosing BSD over at linux at first,  looking back
> i'm glad i chose it.  I sincerely like BSD, it just works and unless i
want
> to tinker isn't technology just supposed to work.   I get my fill of being
> on the "bleeding edge" with my windows job.  Freebsd is very mature, its
> definitely going to be around.
>
>
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> *  Steve Schofield
> *  steve at aspfree.com
> *
> *  Microsoft MVP - ASP.NET
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Trish" <failte at sentex.net>
> To: <freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 7:24 AM
> Subject: To freeBSD or not freeBSD
>
>
> > Hello freebsd-newbies,
> >
> >   I'm wondering why you picked freeBSD over other distros.  I'm
> >   getting ready to build my first Linux box and I admit, I have not
fully
> >   researched all the options yet, but am looking at freeBSD on the
> >   recommendation of, well, my son.  I take him seriously as he is
> >   already running linux (though not freeBSD as yet - that's his and
> >   my upcoming project), he and his friends are no slouches at this
stuff,
> typical techie teenagers, and have the time to
> >   do such things.  I have less.  However, I'm interested in what the
> >   actual user community has to say.
> >
> >   I get the impression there is significant support available, apps and
> drivers are available and configurable
> >   and it's not a nightmare to run.  But that's just an impression and
> >   I haven't compared it enough with anything else.
> >
> >   So if anyone cares to venture a point of view, I'd be interested to
> >   hear it.  Thanks! :)
> >
> > -- 
> >  Trish                          mailto:failte at sentex.net
> >
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