> As far as market share goes, I think you'd have to take FreeBSD out of
that list.
>
> FreeBSD is the "ISP UNIX." It's a "downsized" UNIX, but still a step
above Linux. I don't
> know of anybody personally that's using FreeBSD as a desktop/workstation
(Meanwhile I do
> have a FreeBSD server at home.) and I've heard of only a few that really
do. I've never
> seen a boxed set of FreeBSD in any store, and I don't spend much time at
the webpage to see
> if they even sell the CDs for the OS. But as a server it's amazing.
Daily security
> reports, I love it's use of the /usr/ports making new software installs
very nice and very
> simple.
Actually a friend of mine deposted a copy of 4.4 FreeBSD Lite on my desk the
other day including the approxiamately 800 page manual. I've seen boxed
sets for sale at our local Staples office supply store. I threw the first
cd in let it boot and took a quicky peek and it appeared to be a major pain
for the unaccomplished here. MD at least from the 7.1 (first version MD I
ever ran) version totally stomps this program on installation at least it
appeared so to me. So I got scared and ran away and the disks still
sit....lonely and unused...lol.
Tazmun
