FreeBSD vs Linux

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Adam Nealis [mailto:adamnealis at yahoo.co.uk]
>Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:13 AM
>To: Ted Mittelstaedt; Graham Bentley; freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs Linux
>
>
>--- Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm at toybox.placo.com> wrote:
>
>> 
>> What do you say to the people who want to do some research before
>> putting the time into installing it?
>
>I would suggest going to http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html and 
>reading the
>FAQ (especially section 1) and the handbook for a start. This 
>should give
>you an idea of the approach and the level of technical awareness you
>will need.
>
>The community and support sections should help you get a feel 
>for how the
>OS is actually received.
>

And if you have questions that aren't answered there, what then?

I am pointing this out because the process of asking questions on
the mailing list is a legitimate means of research.  Not everyone
wants to just spend the time installing it and then deciding if they
like it.  Some want to do some research first, and that involves
asking questions on the mailing list.  Framing the question as a
"is freebsd better than linux" kind of question is perfectly legitimate.
If we as the FreeBSD community cannot answer that question, then why
are we wasting our time with it?

Ted