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24-hour Test Drive of PC-BSD

Posted by Zonk on from the might-get-a-few-reluctant-IT-folks-on-board dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica has a concise introduction to PC-BSD, a FreeBSD derivative that emphasizes ease of use and aims to convert Windows users. The review describes the installation process, articulates the advantages of PC-BSD,and reveal some of the challenges that the reviewer faced along the way. From the article: 'In the end, I would suggest this distribution to new users provided they had someone to call in case of a driver malfunction during installation. I would also recommend PC-BSD to seasoned Unix users that have never tried using FreeBSD before and would prefer a shallower learning curve before getting down to business.'"

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  1. Already done.. by jshriverWVU · · Score: 0, Redundant

    there already is a FreeBSD derivative that's easy to use and attracting Windows users. It's called OS X :) Not trolling just trying to be funny. More power to them.

  2. Re:Do we really need this? by griffjon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I for one welcome our new, user-free, friendly OS overlords.

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  3. Re:Do we really need this? by DogDude · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hmm, the hasn't happened yet vs the impossible...

    I wouldn't call "a user-friendly FREE OS" "impossible". I think it's probably possible. It just hasn't been done yet.

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