Re: I like Ubuntu
Message: 17 Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:21:43 -0500 From: Claude Menski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: I like Ubuntu To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Why is freebsd better then ubuntu? I find Ubuntu to be a great distro if your goal is to get a great open-source desktop system up and running quickly, that is easy to update (albeit not with the latest available applications) and relatively bug-free. If you yourself are not able to spend hands-on time maintaining the system (i.e. for aging parents, in-laws, non-techie friends) it is a good choice. Their use of Debian's apt technology is brilliant. Their user/developer community is wonderful. If, however, heart-stopping speed appeals to you, you want intelligently planned technology with the latest stable applications, you are operating web servers, or you just plain want to get expertise in real Unix then there is nothing like FreeBSD. Merely by living with FreeBSD for a year or two on your desktop or laptop, you will really deepen your understanding of unix-derived systems in a way which is not possible with Linux. This may be very helpful if you either have or contemplate a career in IT. Paul Butler ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: One hurdle left to switch
Phew! I just completed my US Federal return with HR Block's online Tax Cut using FreeBSD 6.2 and Firefox and it worked reasonably well. They are not 100% standards compliant but close enough. This is the 3rd consecutive year I've used them. No flash required. Paul Butler Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:56:18 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: One hurdle left to switch To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Paul Schmehl wrote: --On Tuesday, February 06, 2007 09:46:14 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, another thing. I've used HR Block's online tax accounting service, and although it's not the best interface, it's just as good as some copies of Turbotax that I've seen. You used it with FreeBSD? What browser? And did it require Flash? Java? Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Senior Information Security Analyst The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ HR Block uses strictly Javascript (not sure if it's really AJAX quality, but it might be), so if you have a recent mozilla based browser stuff should work out of the box. Don't try to load the page with lynx or links though :D. -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
