Is it difficult to move from Linux?

[Chad Perrin]

On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 07:33:57PM +0100, Donovan R. Palmer wrote:
> 
> I have been using Linux for over 10 years, but have for a number of reasons 
> become very interested in learning to use FreeBSD. Are there any ex or 
> current Linux users here and could you tell me how hard it is to make the 
> shift from Linux?  Is there anything in particular which has been written 
> which would be useful to read?

I found it dead easy -- much, much easier than making the switch from MS
Windows to Linux was.

The best source of information on FreeBSD for new FreeBSD users is, in my
opinion, the FreeBSD handbook:

  http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/

Another excellent source of information is The Complete FreeBSD:

  http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/

There are a couple other books out there that I've found to be quite
excellent, as well.

In general, I think you'll find much of the differences between most
Linux distributions and FreeBSD quite minor, but a touch strange at
first, and in the long run very positive.  At least, that's my
experience.

-- 
CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
They always say that when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. 
I always wonder -- isn't the lemonade going to suck if life doesn't give
you any sugar?