Convince me, please!
Pollywog
lists-fbsd at shadypond.com
Wed Aug 8 22:02:06 PDT 2007
On Thursday 09 August 2007 04:22:26 Latitude wrote:
> I'm interested in changing over to FreeBSD from Windows, but I'll have
> to say, you guys don't really present a forceful argument to Windows
> users of how easy the switch may be. I get knee-deep in FreeBSD jargon
> the second I get to your webpage. I need to see an overwhelming argument
> that FreeBSD is a perfectly acceptable alternative for home desktop
> users who have previously known only Windows.
>
> For instance, if I download and install FreeBSD, will I instantly have a
> desktop windowing environment that I can navigate in while I figure out
> what's going on? Will I have a browser and way to setup an internet
> connection right off the bat? How will I migrate files from other
> operating systems?
>
> I understand you guys have been around for a while, but you don't seem
> to understand the monumental "fear" involved in switching operating
> systems. You need to address those concerns head on from the start. I
> need to see several screenshots of apps that I can use as alternatives
> to what I have.
>
> Help me (and yourselves) out.
I hope I do not get flamed for saying this...
I am a new arrival to *BSD though I have used Linux for ten years. I think
that if you want a working system right off the bat, PC-BSD or DesktopBSD
would be a better introduction for you.
I liked PC-BSD and found it as easy to install as Xandros or Linspire or
Freespire Linuxes. I mention those because those Linuxes are easy to
install.
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