hello

[Xian]

On Tuesday 08 March 2005 19:01, james.cook at utoronto.ca wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 05:02:03AM -0800, Chris wrote:
> > Hi there
> >
> > As you might have guessed i'm a UNIX newbie, especially a FreeBSD newbie.
> > I recently started to learn FreeBSD UNIX and i must say that it is
> > absolutely unbelievable. Previously i learned Linux, the accessible
> > solution for non-Windows operating systems 'till one day when a friend of
> > mine introduced me to the UNIX universe and from that moment on nothing
> > mattered more than to learn and understand this collossal OS.
I just got fed up of Winbugs (or whatever your favourite name for it is) and 
wanted something that didn't annoy me so much. One of my friends had a 
FreeBSD install disk lying around so I borrowed it and loved it. Now it is 
the only OS I run at home.
FreeBSD is a lot of work compared to Winbugs, but its work well spent because 
I know a lot more about how my computer works now. And generally, once I have 
made something work, it will work forever more.
I would consider myself a newbie as I am still learning very fast.
>
> Linux seems pretty UNIX-like to me.  I used Gentoo before FreeBSD, and the
> transition wasn't any trouble at all.
>
> I guess a lot of Linux distributions are set up so that you don't have to
> see the UNIX-ness at all... but it's there.
That's like what Winbugs does - it hides how it really works and I hated it 
for that. I like to know whats happening. I guess its good for some people 
but not me.
>
> > I will also try other distributions of UNIX like OpenBSD, NetBSD, or
> > Solaris 10.
I doubt I will unless I am pushed to do so. I very happy with FreeBSD.
>
> Heh, whenever I get adventurous I start to hatch plans to install unusual
> operating systems, like the HURD or Plan 9... although I guess you could
> learn a fair amount by sampling the different unices.  I learned a fair bit
> from the various Linux distros I tried over the years, and I've certainly
> learned something from my few months with FreeBSD.
>
> > I hope i was not boring you with my stories and i would like to stay in
> > touch with the UNIX community.
Not at all. Here is some of the most interesting traffic on this list.
>
> I rarely see posts to this mailing list that aren't just questions about
> FreeBSD... and those posts are supposed to go on the -questions list.  So
> thanks for a refreshing change :-)
>
> > Bye
> > Chris
> >
> > PS: i'd like to add that i'm from Romania, i'm 23, and i'm a student.
> > Just so you know.
>
> I'm a 19-year-old computer science and math student at the University of
> Toronto in Canada.  Pleased to meet you.
>
> - James Cook
>   james.cook at utoronto.ca
I'm 17 and a student in the UK. I will be studying computing with AI when I 
get get to university next year.

Just my opinion.
-- 
/Xian

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