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From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net>
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Subject: RE: Re[2]: Tiny starter configuration for FreeBSD
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 13:28:08 -0500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Anthony
> Atkielski
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:02 PM
> To: FreeBSD Questions
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: Tiny starter configuration for FreeBSD
>
> > Lynx is nice, but unfortunately not all webpages
> > are usable with lynx.
>
> Here in France, it's even worse than that.  It seems that every
> single site in
> France is built with Shockwave, making it inaccessible to anyone
> who cannot
> support Shockwave, or has it disabled for security reasons (as I
> do).  I don't
> visit a lot of French sites in consequence.

	Guess someone pirated Shockwave to France and it multiplied.  After all,
it's been said many times that France is such a backwards country.

> > Opera runs fine on FreeBSD using the Linux
> > compatibility stuff.
>
> How do I know if I have Linux compatibility installed?

	During boot, you'll get a line saying:

Additional ABI support: linux

	and possibly a line saying:

Linux-ELF exec handler installed.

> > It runs most Linux programs just fine.
>
> Are the binaries compatible?

	Yes, to a certain extent.

--- Andy


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