On 2006-01-31 03:41, Jozef Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Many thanks to everyone who answered my previous e-mail about this subject
> on this list or by private e-mail.
>
> As some of you suggested, I have installed PC-BSD (http://www.pcbsd.com/). I
> am sure a Unix guru would not like to insta
On Jan 30, 2006, at 6:41 PM, Jozef Baum wrote:
Many thanks to everyone who answered my previous e-mail about this
subject
on this list or by private e-mail.
As some of you suggested, I have installed PC-BSD (http://
www.pcbsd.com/). I
am sure a Unix guru would not like to install FreeBSD in
Many thanks to everyone who answered my previous e-mail about this subject
on this list or by private e-mail.
As some of you suggested, I have installed PC-BSD (http://www.pcbsd.com/). I
am sure a Unix guru would not like to install FreeBSD in this way, as it
doesn't offer many choices. But it is
Jozef Baum wrote:
... to install FreeBSD, one needs already a lot of knowledge about the
system. To acquire that knowledge, one needs experience on an installed
system. But to have an installed system, one needs already a lot of
knowledge about the system. That's the problem.
The handbook doesn
Xn Nooby wrote:
If you want the freedom that FreeBSD offers, you have to make the journey to
where it is at.
IMHO, this sentence should be on the front page of http://www.freebsd.org/,
right next to "The Power To Serve" :)
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On 2006-01-28 03:16, Jozef Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This posting doesn't contain a technical question about FreeBSD,
> rather a strategic one.
>
> Some time ago, I wanted to migrate to a Unix environment, because I
> wanted to have a secure, stable, convenient and efficient environment
> f
On 1/28/2006 at 3:16 AM Jozef Baum wrote:
| [lots of stuff deleted]
=
Use what you're comfortable with, no one is forcing you to use FreeBSD.
I, as a FreeBSD newbie, was able to find FreeBSD quite useful on the
desktop. Your mileage may vary.
_
> This posting doesn't contain a technical question about FreeBSD, rather a
> strategic one.
>
> Some time ago, I wanted to migrate to a Unix environment, because I wanted
> to have a secure, stable, convenient and efficient environment for
> developing and running programs, no longer having to b
http://www.pcbsd.org/ worked out of the box with
my NVidia card ...
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Hello Jozef,
Saturday, January 28, 2006, 5:16:04 AM, you wrote:
JB> I wonder how people
JB> with a low-bandwidth Internet connection do to download the SP2 for Windows
JB> XP.
I can buy pirate dvd with win2k + winXP sp2 corporate + winXP sp3 for $3 =)
JB> I came to FreeBSD, with the idea that it
I have had a lot of frustration in learning Unix, but I stick to it because
I know it is the last OS I will ever need to learn. Unix doesn't change, so
the effort you put in to learning it will never be wasted. If you stick
with commerical OS's, they are going to drag you through every release of
On Friday 27 January 2006 06:16 pm, Jozef Baum wrote:
> This posting doesn't contain a technical question about FreeBSD, rather a
> strategic one.
I did my first time ever install of FreeBSD 1 week ago. My background is M$
from DOS 2.something till XP. About 2 months ago I tried my first Linux
On Jan 27, 2006, at 6:16 PM, Jozef Baum wrote:
This posting doesn't contain a technical question about FreeBSD,
rather a
strategic one.
Some time ago, I wanted to migrate to a Unix environment, because I
wanted
to have a secure, stable, convenient and efficient environment for
developing a
On Jan 27, 2006, at 6:16 PM, Jozef Baum wrote:
This posting doesn't contain a technical question about FreeBSD,
rather a
strategic one.
Some time ago, I wanted to migrate to a Unix environment, because I
wanted
to have a secure, stable, convenient and efficient environment for
developing a
On 1/27/06, Jozef Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> if you want
If you want it, make it, pray for it,
or pay someone to do it.
I'll admit to having stumbled through the install
dozens of times, still learning. Every day I learn
something. But the point of calling it a "hobbyist"
operating syste
--On January 28, 2006 3:16:04 AM +0100 Jozef Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
This posting doesn't contain a technical question about FreeBSD, rather a
strategic one.
You need to try Gentoo.
Seriously, though, did you follow the install document? I came from where
you are - Windows -> Unix.
--- Jozef Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip a lot of blabbing]
> I want to learn the ed line editor...
What about vi, huh?
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I still consider myself a "Unix" newbie after using "Unix" based
systems for about 5 years now. I've never just solely used Unix based
systems , but they hold the most interest for me. The fact that I
don't know how to do everything right away and I have to work at
these types of problems k
This posting doesn't contain a technical question about FreeBSD, rather a
strategic one.
Some time ago, I wanted to migrate to a Unix environment, because I wanted
to have a secure, stable, convenient and efficient environment for
developing and running programs, no longer having to buy a new PC w
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