Just like many of the open source projects, there is a plentiful source of documentation. www.freebsd.org You can also join the freebsd list serve for newbies, which is very busy. http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html#mailinglists Please search the mailing list archives first from above. Almost every question has been asked and answered. However, some answers just leave you with more questions.... but use the information they give you and do some more searching. If you don't like a challenge, freebsd or *BSD is not for you. That is what makes it fun for myself. The nuts and bolts of how it is compiled, run, and the options, oh the options.. hours of good clean fun. If I wanted it to just start up and run, I'd run one of those fancy installers in linux or, god forbid, M$. OpenBSD is doing some advanced things in security. http://www.deadly.org/ The stuff that gets me up in the morning.
Good morning, Aaron On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 09:04, kleer wrote: > I tried "startx", but for some reason that deosnt work. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "02fun-u2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: [sclug-generallist] BSD > > > > > > startx > > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu 12/11, kleer < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > From: kleer [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:41:00 -0800 > > Subject: Re: [sclug-generallist] BSD > > > > Aaron, how do you boot a GUI after installing FreeBsd 8.2? Command > wise.<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Aaron Sloan" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>Sent: > Wednesday, December 10, 2003 3:53 AM<br>Subject: Re: [sclug-generallist] > BSD<br><br><br>> I was raised early on to wait for linux to mature.<br>> I > have no idea really. I have only installed Mandrake once and a quick<br>> > redhat install and use it for a few games at home. I am not that<br>> > informative on how it is going to operate with different environments<br>> > because that is something I have yet to explore.<br>> I run pure Freebsd and > try not to mix it with windows, the only other<br>> thing I know.<br>> > Freebsd is ok for a workstation and is getting better all the time, but<br>> > it has some growing to do too. It really wasn't designed for that<br>> > purpose. The next few years should be exciting though.<br>><br>> If you are > old enough to remember what it was like to work with DOS and<br>> you > enjoyed it, you would like the BSD's. I enjoy the command line, most<br>> > days.<br>><br>> Aaron<br>><br>> On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 17:18, Daniel Kuecker > wrote:<br>> > why do you love it? how does it compare to linux?<br>> > ----- > Original Message -----<br>> > From: "Aaron Sloan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, > 2003 5:12 AM<br>> > Subject: Re: [sclug-generallist] BSD<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > > > Running FreeBSD 4.9 stable here and loving it.<br>> > ><br>> > > > Aaron<br>> > ><br>> > > On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 17:01, Daniel Kuecker > wrote:<br>> > > > What is everyones thoughts on *BSD? how about compared to > Linux?<br>maybe<br>> > > > we should do a spot in a meeting about it?<br>> > > ><br>> ><br>> ><br>><br>><br><br><br> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > > > >
