Paul Robinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030606 19:09]: > If they aren't enthusiastic, it's because it's not solving any problems for > them. The fact it works great as a high-traffic MX or HTTP server isn't > something most businesses need. As for desktop use, well, it does suck > compared to something like Mandrake for an average run-of-the-mill office > worker. Even Mandrake sucks a little bit compared to Windows XP these days.
I would question that. I just set my highly non-technical wife up with FreeBSD 4.8, KDE 3.1, Mozilla Firebird 0.6 (Linux binary) and OpenOffice.org 1.0.3 (Linux binary, as mentioned on this list ;-). It does require an administrator to at least run the ports or packages, but any office network will need an administrator. The only thing still missing is a drop-in replacement for Outlook. Other than that, it's probably more usable than Windows, and a Windows user should have no trouble. "It works like Windows, but it doesn't crash!" - d. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
