I use FreeBSD because the system startup is super easy to manage (rc.conf), the tools come with the OS, the code for src/ is very approachable, the online documentation has always met my needs, and the ports baby, ooooh, the ports. For me, the draw is the ease of use. I am a unix 'software tools' kind of guy, though. Your typical lunix user isn't. IMO, graduating to a BSD means actually having to understand the system instead of just a collection of interfaces and HOWTOs. I think we could survive and expand our user base quite nicely by focusing on the growing number of experienced linux/solaris users who haven't yet tried a BSD. We could start by writing articles comparing common tasks in all (eg: why rc.conf's ifconfig_sis0="..." is easier to use and understand than redhat's /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*). A sufficiently advanced user will get it. Leave the job of creating a soft fall into unix to the lunix crowd. Their passion is to pull users off of windows, so it makes sense for them. Just my $.02 donation for the shed, sahReceived on Tue Feb 08 2005 - 16:09:16 UTC
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