From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 13 20:46:47 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFB0316A41A for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:46:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ameyburgh@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.235]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70F6613C465 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:46:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ameyburgh@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id l8so1211405nzf for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:46:42 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=KjSXtKe2emt0nv1x/wHP1RYl+PLk5rn81w0Fzjul3qU=; b=dYwXwl0o3ixLb1Kaqv3/vcNL0Gn97+qWGOzbxbMWfcALU/3Mq/sRK1Cc6AR+IlQK98B61BcASeGMKSQf2oP8INM5a1FErMpoQkxO3SubuP7NS4MPU8JNsmL6PMaNw7zWEvt8hKSPh9Mun3RbgnpiuSvW0YzWs2ps9fTD3h8nQpQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=JSJApenAviGaTflkzgzqxT3VYIcHRS0MOG3swy4geDzO8xd+llgI2Zn8bqX3DzlggUIHZzdlB5yz2kQNj69aw5RelHEIU5tGsYhHCK+uGi2IUVua/Ds4zTaQB1NFYvPRyojrv3daUnuPOeDRaiH2SFC68Y7FZepFjbXnuzJSpPQ= Received: by 10.142.226.2 with SMTP id y2mr265683wfg.1194986801313; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:46:41 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.217.19 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:46:41 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <35f053b10711131246t7f5fbfa8p9a1bf2ed232b681d@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:46:41 -0800 From: "Albert Meyburgh" To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <1194975426.7118.143.camel@linux116.ctc.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <35f053b10711122232r7192680bu38ae7a183f4d3901@mail.gmail.com> <1194975426.7118.143.camel@linux116.ctc.com> Cc: Subject: Re: IE X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:46:47 -0000 i also dislike IE, but when you have code base invested into activex, then what else can you do? maybe it's possible to write a activex emulator plugin for FF? On Nov 13, 2007 9:37 AM, Frank J. Cameron wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 22:32 -0800, Albert Meyburgh wrote: > > I need to get some activex control usage from bsd > > > > which of the following options sounds like a better plan: > > > > - run IE 7 in wine and install activex there > > - run a windows virtual machine (what closest to bsd style licensing > > vm is out there nowadays) > > - remote desktop windows box > > If you already have a Windows box available on your network, remote > desktop should be the easiest to get running. I have not tried running > IE under Wine on FreeBSD, though it seems to work OK on Linux (though > even there, I only did the installation out of curiosity; never really > used it since I have a firm no-IE policy). > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This message and any files transmitted within are intended > solely for the addressee or its representative and may > contain company sensitive information. If you are not the > intended recipient, notify the sender immediately and delete > this message. Publication, reproduction, forwarding, or > content disclosure is prohibited without the consent of the > original sender and may be unlawful. > > Concurrent Technologies Corporation and its Affiliates. > www.ctc.com 1-800-282-4392 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -- -- Albert Meyburgh albert@detheory.com 778.737.0916 (Office) 604.837.3570 (Cell) 1.866.232.9152 (Fax) 102-1529 w 6th Ave (Office) 102-1275 w 7th Ave (Mailing) Vancouver, B.C. V6H 1B7 Detheory Development Inc. http://www.detheory.com