For what it may be worth, I found xfce very usable and clean, even for someone used to Windows 7 (my wife and some others required very little or no help, as far as the GUI goes anyway). More recently, I took the time to learn about tmux and fvwm and to customize their configs to my tastes, which I haven't regretted (and I now prefer since they are part of base). -- Luke Call Things I want to say to many (a lightly-loading site): http://lukecall.net (updated 2019-08-27)
On 09-01 12:18, Strahil Nikolov wrote: > I'm a "linux guy" who wants a little bit more security... > I'm still learning openBSD, but I like the project's idea to build software > with security in mind.Also, PF seems pretty good and I'm willing to learn it > and if possible to deploy a CARP-ed cluster. > > Sadly, I am still hesitant to try the gui... yet, there are a lot of stuff > this BSD can be used for - from a firewall/router to a full blown Laptop > distro. > > And Of course, I love the documentation. > > Best Regards, > Strahil Nikolov > > > > > >I first started using it around version 4.3. I was trying BSD's after > >using Linux for a bit, and tried FreeBSD first. > > > >But OpenBSD was the only one that supported my laptop's WiFi card. And > >getting everything running was much less of a hassle. > > > >It's the best BSD for getting a fine workstation up quickly. > > > >My Thinkpad T60 running OpenBSD got me through college just fine. > > > >It's the first operating system that I was able to do lots of cool > >sysadmin stuff because of how simple it is. > > > >And also the first operating system I found that was easier to find > >answers in the manual, and not through Google. > > > >Also the OS that inspired me to learn C programming. > > > >OpenBSD is the best BSD, and getting better every release. >
