PC-BSD

Introducing BSD at a local showcasing of BSD vs. Linux

http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcone/bsdversuslinux.html

PC-BSD 1.4.1 Available, soon to be sold at Fry's Electronics, or downloaded for free.

About PC-BSD

Simplicity, Security, Speed - Your desktop is ready!

PC-BSD is a complete desktop operating system, which has been designed with the "casual" computer user in mind. It offers the stability and security that only a BSD-based operating system can bring, while as the same time providing a comfortable user experience, allowing you to get the most out of your computing time. With PC-BSD you can spend less time working to fix viruses or spyware and instead have the computer work for you.

Installing the system is simply a matter of a few clicks and a few minutes for the installation process to finish. Hardware such as video, sound, network and other devices will be auto-detected and available at the first system startup. Home users will immediately feel comfortable with PC-BSD's desktop interface, with KDE 3.5 running under the hood. Software installation has also been designed to be as painless as possible, simply double-click and software will be installed.

Features

• Fully functional desktop operating system, running FreeBSD 6-Stable® under the hood.
• Optional 3D desktop interface using Compiz-Fusion
  
• Graphical system installer, makes the system installation process effortless.
• Support for many native languages.
• Stability & Performance that only UNIX offers.
• Safe from Viruses and Spy-ware that plague other systems.
• Self-Installing software packages, makes loading programs a snap!
• Graphical tools for system administration and support.
• Professional E-mail and Phone Support from iXsystems available.
• Friendly and helpful support community.
• Online Update Manager - Downloads and installs updates for your operating system, without touching your installed programs.