[Cialug] Linux Desktop

[chris129 at cs.iastate.edu]

There are things like PCBSD for this now.  I'm not sure how they are, but I know
I'd never recommend straight up FreeBSD to someone who wasn't technical.
I think Ports is too much for most people to learn.  Not installing things with
ports, or even the finding of programs; but recompiling all your programs
dependent on a library when it gets updated!

Quoting "Dave J. Hala Jr." <dave at 58ghz.net>:

> I was thinking about the adoption of the "linux desktop" for joe user.
> It dawned on me that I hadn't even considered BSD as an option.
> 
> For the people I know I know, the issue is multimedia. (opening for Dave
> to make a Mandriva plug)  Email and word processing are now minor
> issues.   Anyone have any thoughts/suggestions regarding the
> "useability" of one of the BSD's for joe average windows user?
> 
> Please assume that in this context, I will have some control over the
> hardware and printers being used and that OSX is not an option.
> 
> :) Dave
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