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Date:      Thu, 1 Nov 2001 13:28:08 -0500
From:      "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net>
To:        "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Re[2]: Tiny starter configuration for FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <00e701c16302$f4216c00$6600000a@columbia>
In-Reply-To: <002101c162ff$3ddada60$0a00000a@atkielski.com>

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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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