Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Nealis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:13 AM
To: Ted Mittelstaedt; Graham Bentley; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs Linux
--- Ted Mittelstaedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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?
Then come to this list, or approach some other forum that looks like it
might be able to help.
I am pointing this out because the process of asking questions on
the mailing list is a legitimate means of research. Not everyone
I agree.
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.
I disagree with that. The guidelines for using this list recommend
searching it first for answers. As you probably know, a fairly standard
guideline in internet mailing lists is for newcomers to "lurk".
I have seen the subject of this thread many, many times.
It is reasonably assumed that responsible internet users know to read
the guidelines first. The idea is to both reduce repetition of
questions, and to help the newcomer/ lurker to determine if this
question has already been answered to their satisfaction faster than by
posting to the list.
If we as the FreeBSD community cannot answer that question, then why
are we wasting our time with it?
The question is too general. There are too many answers. It depends on
context and depends on what one views as "better". It is very _subjective_.
Adam.
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