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Old 18th August 2008
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This goes to the question that is probably one of the most commonly asked questions in the *nix world.

Is X good enough to be used as a desktop?

Or any number of variants thereof - where X can be any OS (i.e., Linux (or a specific distro), *BSD, Solaris, etc.).


My answer (which most likely is not the majority answer) is this:

For most people, it probably isn't. Most people would be lost outside of the baby's first computer world, which is Windows. If someone is knowledgeable and inclined enough to ask this question - then maybe; give it a shot and decide for yourself. (this next part is the part that is most important for me and least important for you) It is good enough for my needs. My OS's of choice (Slackware and NetBSD) are good enough for what I need them to do. I am happy with them and have them more-or-less configured to tailor fit me.


So give FreeBSD (or any other candidate on your list) a try. I think there are FreeBSD Live CD's available (I don't have a link at the moment though) - so you can test drive it with no commitment.
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