From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 10 15:58:29 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31CF016A41F for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:58:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (glewis.dsl.xmission.com [166.70.56.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DEAB43D46 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:58:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j7AFwQC7004509; Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:58:26 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j7AFwK8G004500; Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:58:20 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:58:20 -0600 From: Greg Lewis To: Scott Long Message-ID: <20050810155820.GA4434@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <200508100427.j7A4RcKi088850@blue.virtual-estates.net> <20050810005042.02b0a1d2.kgunders@teamcool.net> <42F9A76F.9010101@samsco.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42F9A76F.9010101@samsco.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 64-bit firefox X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:58:29 -0000 On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 01:06:23AM -0600, Scott Long wrote: > I've been using Mozilla (the real Mozilla) on FreeBSD/amd64 for several > months and have had few problems with it. Despite the wishes of the > Firefox team to pretend that Firefox is somehow the holy blessed > browser, you'll have to pry Mozilla from cold, dead hands. The only > thing I hate more than Firefox is the thick stench of propaganda > surrounding it. For a different perspective, I can't get Mozilla to work on my amd64 box at work, the port hangs while trying to register things during the install step. In comparison firefox has worked well for me. I'm running 5.4. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org