On 2005-12-24 09:16, Danial Thom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >"Michael C. Shultz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>On Saturday 24 December 2005 07:34, Danial Thom wrote: >>> FreeBSD and Linux *should* focus on server functions, >>> because that is where MS is weak and that is where its >>> needed. There will likely never be a solid reason to use >>> BSD or linux as a desktop other than religion; while there >>> are many compelling reasons to use BSD and/or linux >>> servers. >> >> Your opinion. Mine is FreeBSD has the potential to be a >> better desktop than either ms or Linux. The big problem at >> the moment is with web browser plugins. Desktop users coming >> from ms land demand these and FreeBSD simply comes up short >> in supporting them. I have faith that will change >> eventually. > > You're pretty much admitting here that FreeBSD desktop is not > as functional as windows. Which was exactly the point I was > making.
No, he's admitting that there is one feature of Windows that some users may miss when they transition to FreeBSD. I can ennumerate at least two that FreeBSD users sorely miss when they are forced to work on Windows too. > FreeBSD has the "potential" to be a very good MP OS. Currently > it is not, so I don't use it. I need to run a business. > "Potential" only means that I monitor its progress; I "use" > what is the best available at the time for any given function. Good for you :) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
