Re: Yahoo!!!

From: Jesus Cash (jesuscash_at_cox.net)
Date: 05/14/03

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    Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 13:06:42 -0500
To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org

    Mandrake was my Linux as choice as well. I totally see what you mean.
    These major distros are getting to be just like MS. Proprietary and
    bloated. I've mentioned this before, but I tried install Red Hat 9 on my
    dinky laptop, thinking I could just strip it down to basics. Nope, just
    said your computer is crap and can't install Red Hat 9. Once I can get
    some working floppies (mine all crapped out when I carried them
    unprotected in my laptop bag) I'll install FreeBSD on it. Maybe I'll try
    my hand at loading OS/2 (I'm a little worried about trying to run
    XFree86 or any desktop on it).

    -B

    RexFelis wrote:

    >Here's another example why I use FreeBSD now...
    >
    >Why does it have to be such a hassle for me to
    >install a single program that I need under Linux?
    > I was trying to make custom recorded audio CDs
    >(not music CDs), like I used to in Win98 using
    >Voyetra's software. I looked around and found
    >Audacity. It looked good... but Linux Mandrake
    >made me crazy with dependencies. FreeBSD just
    >downloaded and installed them. 3.5 days of
    >frustration in Linux, 35 minutes of surfing the
    >web while the program was downloaded, patched,
    >custom compiled and installed on FreeBSD.
    >
    >Linux seems to be heading in a couple of
    >directions I disagree with. Dependency hell
    >whenever you try to do what YOU want to do is one
    >of them. (Mandrake works great as long as you
    >only use Mandrake-prepackaged software.) The
    >other is the growing commercialization of the
    >major distros. I don't want shareholders telling
    >me how to run my computer!
    >
    >I agree with JC, FreeBSD is fun. I was having
    >fun with Linux, until I realized what fun really
    >is. :) Freedom is always more fun.
    >
    >Shannon
    >
    >--- Jesus Cash <jesuscash@cox.net> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>I'm pretty much in the same boat as Shannon
    >>here. Maybe not as advanced
    >>in Linux, but there was just something in Linux
    >>that I felt was off.
    >>I've been telling people I've never said I love
    >>an OS before, but I love
    >>FreeBSD.
    >>
    >>As for learning curve? What learning curve? :P
    >>I pretty much just threw
    >>myself in and have been figuring stuff out for
    >>myself. Most importantly,
    >>it's been a FUN learning experience.
    >>
    >>-B
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >__________________________________
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    >http://search.yahoo.com
    >
    >
    >

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