On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 10:13:39PM +1000, Da Rock wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 12:51 +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > >> > > >> by not being linux at all. > > > > > > FreeBSD is more a server than a desktop system. Ubuntu particularly is > > FreeBSD isn't both desktop or server system. it is just unix - it depends > > from the user how it's being used. > > True. But looking at it from a newbie point of view the statement helps > give it perspective. I have to translate for people all the time and I > know this works. > > We all know that FreeBSD whoops linux's ass, but as to how it does this > is beyond most newer users. :P
The way you phrased it makes it sound like FreeBSD is simply unsuited to use as a desktop system. Contrary to that impression, I'm sending this from a Thinkpad laptop with FreeBSD on it, and it's by far the best "desktop" OS I've ever had the pleasure to use. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Thomas McCauley: "The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
