On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Reed Loefgren <rloefg...@forethought.net>wrote:
> > >> Exactly. Most desktop users want a working system in the minimum of time >> (Can't blame them for that). >> Even with packages, we cannot beat an image-based distro, esp. since it >> will also provide all essential default settings. >> >> >> >> > If I might butt in: If the user-to-be wants a working system in 5 minutes > could there be a link on the FreeBSD homepage itself directing them to > PC-BSD (or similar) .ISOs? Perhaps with an addendum that, while they can > download and install FreeBSD 'straight up, no chaser' using an image from > the FreeBSD page, it *isn't* going to be 5 minutes and perhaps a derivative > version might be their best bet. > > Just a thought, > > > r > After trying installation of FreeBSD 8.0 Release ( before RCs ) without success ( Gnome : Some menu elements are not working , for example shutdown , it is becoming necessary to open a terminal and explicitly write shutdown -p now , it is not possible to every thing by terminal or GUI elements ) , ( KDE4 : Konsole not working because after a short show of terminal window , it is disappearing , it is not possible to do every thing without Konsole ) , ( XFCE - It is becoming rock solid due to key board insensitivity , on the same computer many operating systems are working , from FreeBSD to many Linux distributions ) . After those attempts , I have installed DesktopBSD 1.7 . I can say that it is a WONDERFUL FreeBSD distribution based on FreeBSD 7.2 and KDE4 where FreeBSD 7.2 from www.FreeBSD.org can not be compared with its beatiness . Now , I am waiting FreeBSD 8.x from www.FreeBSD.org , where x > 0 , with the hope that it will be possible to have an easily usable FreeBSD distribution . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"