Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:37:08 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: obrien@NUXI.com Cc: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gcc Message-ID: <199902282337.PAA14855@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 28 Feb 1999 13:36:52 PST." <19990228133652.B475@relay.nuxi.com>
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> > It should be too easy to replace the compiler after the system is > > installed...and shouldn't be seen as a major "hindrance"... > > But as Micro$hit knows, being able to check off feature boxes is > important. Here, the CS dept encourages people that own a PC to install > a Unix at home (we are still 100% Unix based for classes). When I push > FreeBSD, I get asked if EGCS comes with it. I say no not by default, but > we have a very easy to add version of it. It does come by default. You have to install it, yes, but then you have to install the compiler with Linux as well. Big hairy deal. > They say, why go through the > trouble if Linux already has it by default. Same for our support > people. They are the laziest and most non-computer enthusiast group I've > ever seen. Path of least effort is what wins with them. Order the systems with FreeBSD preinstalled from Gateway. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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