BSD User's group?

[Martin Ekendahl]

Ben Scott wrote:
> On 1/10/06, Jason Stephenson <jason at sigio.com> wrote:
>> I hang out on this list (and not any from BLU) and I'm a big FreeBSD
>> fan ...
>> If enough people are interested in starting something, I might be able
>> to find the time to help out. I really shouldn't promise anything, though.
> 
>   I speak only for myself, but I for one would be very interested in
> hearing a "Why I like (Free|Open|Net|*)BSD" presentation from fan(s)
> of same.  Not for debate purposes (zealots need not attend), but just
> to see what else is out there.  Even if I'm not interested in nukeing
> my Linux partitions and installing BSD, I'm always interested in
> learning more.
> 
> -- Ben
> 
> "We are Linux. Resistance is an indication that you missed the point."
> -- Brandon S. Allbery
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I would hardly consider myself a pro in the BSD arena, but I also wanted to see what else was out there, and just kind of stuck with Open/Free BSD. I haven't used FreeBSD, but I've heard only good things about it. Especially the ports collections (BSD all around).

I try not to sound like a zealot or an elitist, but I enjoy getting at the internals of my operating system, the less bloat the better. I used to use slackware, it was nice and barebones. I use Redhat ES at work, and I'm happy the headway it's making in the server market, but it just isn't for me. Too much eye candy or something, I can't put my finger on it. I like my console! I use windows for a desktop, and BSD for server, and they both serve me well.

I'd be interested in hearing any negative experiences people have had with BSD, give myself a more rounded outlook.

-Martin