sremick
FreeBSD on the desktop
join:2001-11-11
Bristol, VT
| FreeBSD is not Windows
For you FreeBSD users and advocates out there, I'd like to point you to something I (sorta) did up:
»vtbsd.net/notwindows.html
Maybe you'll find it of use for people you try to assist. 
--
»vtbsd.net/winhelp/ |
|
Steve
I'm a PC, so shut up
Consultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA | A blank page might be helpful? |
|
deblin
Dark Side of the Moon
Premium,MVM
join:2001-09-01
Middletown, DE | It was working, I was perusing it a few minutes ago. Probably just a hiccup  |
|
Steve
I'm a PC, so shut up
Consultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA
| said by deblin  :Probably just a hiccup IIS, perhaps? |
|
sremick
FreeBSD on the desktop
join:2001-11-11
Bristol, VT
| reply to sremick
Well my webserver ate it, and I don't have a local copy  yeah that was dumb of me.
So unless someone has a cached copy, I need to redo it.
Incidentally, this has been happening a lot with my webhost lately. They are in the process of moving from FreeBSD to Linux. Go figure.
--
»vtbsd.net/winhelp/ |
|
deblin
Dark Side of the Moon
Premium,MVM
join:2001-09-01
Middletown, DE
| Unfortunately I visited it after Steve's post, which cached the empty copy, overwriting the old one
--
"Talk is cheap because the supply is greater than the demand" - Shelby Friedman |
|
sremick
FreeBSD on the desktop
join:2001-11-11
Bristol, VT
| reply to sremick
Ok I did it over again. Hopefully I got all my edits from last time.
I don't pretend to be the author... it's mostly a find&replace job from the original "Linux is NOT Windows". I just got tired of referring people to the Linux one and saying "just replace Linux with FreeBSD and it mostly fits". I figured, it's licensed under CC so why not make a FreeBSD version.
I did a few minor tweaks to un-Linuxify it, but if you find anything I missed please let me know. Thanks
--
»vtbsd.net/winhelp/ |
|
TheAuthor
@novartis.com | reply to sremick
Oh, c'mon: "/linux/freebsd/g" does not justify the title of "derivative work"
Page works fine for me, but a couple of images are broken.. |
|
bgrundy
join:2002-01-25
Sykesville, MD
1 edit | reply to sremick
I have a cached copy if you need it.
edit: posted too late...never mind |
|
TheAuthor
@novartis.com | reply to sremick
I take it back, the images are fixed now - that was quick  |
|
sremick
FreeBSD on the desktop
join:2001-11-11
Bristol, VT
| reply to TheAuthor
said by TheAuthor :Oh, c'mon: "/linux/freebsd/g" does not justify the title of "derivative work" Page works fine for me, but a couple of images are broken.. Heh, well I'm just trying to adhere to the language set forth in the CC license, so I don't bring on the original author's wrath. "By the book", so to speak.
I did do some minor edits, but it is quite possible over time I will tweak it more. This is just a first shot.
Any image problems were just temporary, I already fixed them and everything should be working now.
--
»vtbsd.net/winhelp/ |
|
TheAuthor
@novartis.com
| reply to sremick
> so I don't bring on the original author's wrath.
Don't worry - you haven't
You seem to have broken the article's W3C compliance tho |
|
sremick
FreeBSD on the desktop
join:2001-11-11
Bristol, VT
| said by TheAuthor :> so I don't bring on the original author's wrath.Don't worry - you haven't Haha, I get it now. Sorry, I'm slow today...
You seem to have broken the article's W3C compliance tho
--
»vtbsd.net/winhelp/ |
|
sybille
Not only "just visiting"
Premium
join:2004-04-06
France
| reply to TheAuthor
Hey, thanks for stopping by, TheAuthor. It's a great article you wrote.
sremick , what would you think about adding a paragraph at the top of the article that would explain why you've put up a FreeBSD version and also give more detail about the changes you've made to the original? Or maybe such a paragraph could go at the bottom, but I'd think it would be nice to avoid putting it down in the "fine print" area. I'd think that could be useful for the reader, and it would be interesting to hear some of your own Linux/FreeBSD thoughts.
Of course, it would be nice to hear whether TheAuthor has any thoughts about this proposal as well. |
|
sremick
FreeBSD on the desktop
join:2001-11-11
Bristol, VT
| reply to sremick
Well honestly, the only reason I made a FreeBSD version was cosmetic. The points in the original Linux version are somewhat generic across all unix-based non-Windows OSes. So I was finding myself in the FreeBSD community referring people frequently to the page, but somewhat hesitantly since it was branded "Linux" even though the relevant discussion was FreeBSD.
The edits I did other than find&replace were to simply make sure that the article remained factually-correct when applied to FreeBSD, not to fill in any sort of gaping void.
So basically, my version isn't done because of any technical/factual need, or to promote FreeBSD over Linux... it's purely superficial. So I'm not sure that any sort of introduction is necessary. For the purposes it'll be used, I think "getting to the meat" of things is more-important. As long as the original author is ok with how I went about it.
Incidentally, it validates again now.
--
»vtbsd.net/winhelp/ |
|
sybille
Not only "just visiting"
Premium
join:2004-04-06
France
| said by sremick :So basically, my version isn't done because of any technical/factual need, or to promote FreeBSD over Linux... it's purely superficial. So I'm not sure that any sort of introduction is necessary. For the purposes it'll be used, I think "getting to the meat" of things is more-important. As long as the original author is ok with how I went about it. Yeah, I agree that as long as TheAuthor is OK with what you're doing then adding something is not a requirement. But I still think it would be interesting for people, even if you only said something about how you've found yourself suggesting the original article to people and that this is why you've wanted to publish it with the cosmetic changes. |
|
TheAuthor
@enta.net
| reply to sremick
> It's a great article you wrote.
Ty
> it validates again now
By the way, have you considered having the more-familiar daemon representing BSD rather than the bowling-ball-with-a-red-banana logo that is, after all, the newcomer? Even my FreeBSD-using gf didn't actually know about the new logo until I mentioned it to her...
(No offence meant to any fans of the bowling ball ) |
|
sremick
FreeBSD on the desktop
join:2001-11-11
Bristol, VT
| said by TheAuthor :By the way, have you considered having the more-familiar daemon representing BSD rather than the bowling-ball-with-a-red-banana logo that is, after all, the newcomer? Even my FreeBSD-using gf didn't actually know about the new logo until I mentioned it to her... (No offence meant to any fans of the bowling ball ) Haha, actually I hate the "bowling ball". But I was trying to do the right thing... My version of the article refers to FreeBSD, and that IS the official FreeBSD logo whether we like it or not *shrug*. I considered using the "Beastie" daemon... and very well may switch it at some point. But I figured I'd try the ball for now and see how I felt about it.
The more I stare at it, the more I hate the ball...
--
»vtbsd.net/winhelp/ |
|
TheAuthor
@enta.net | reply to sremick
You could have an animated GIF switching between the two |
|
sremick
FreeBSD on the desktop
join:2001-11-11
Bristol, VT
| said by TheAuthor :You could have an animated GIF switching between the two Haha, or maybe one with the ball skewered on Beastie's pitchfork?
Dude, how'd you get a girlfriend who uses FreeBSD?
--
»vtbsd.net/winhelp/ |
|
