Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 09:14:24 -0400 From: Mark Turner <Mark@ncfunds.com> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: basic info on freebsd needed... Message-ID: <4DC0F56D09DFD21191DD00805FC1DE5A0D4A1A@wrath.ncfunds.com>
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Netscape, for me, is more stable on FreeBSD than it is on Windows though. 4.51 on each. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Greg Lehey [mailto:grog@lemis.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 4:19 AM To: Dutch Collins Cc: Peter McGarvey; David Kudrav; freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG; kudra001@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: basic info on freebsd needed... On Tuesday, 3 August 1999 at 22:00:10 -0400, Dutch Collins wrote: > Greg Lehey wrote: >> >> On Monday, 2 August 1999 at 10:46:22 +0100, Peter McGarvey wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am considering running freebsd and also considering openbsd, but have >>>> some questions. I am fairly familiar with AIX and Solaris, and slightly >>>> less familiar with Linux. I use AIX and/or Solaris almost daily, but only >>>> as a user and for limited applications. >>> >>> snippage... >>> >>> >>> I lookafter a Sun Server running the SPARC version of Solaris. I also got >>> the free Solaris so I could try it on a PC. SPARC Solaris runs fine on a >>> Dual 400MHz SPARC-II system. x86 Solaris ran like a dog on a P233. >>> >>> Never felt the need to look at OpenBSD... >>> >>> As for Linux/FreeBSD.... >>> >>> I've just setup a machine at home running DOS/Win98/FreeBSD 3.2/RedHat Linux >>> 6.0. IMHO FreeBSD is definately the better OS, and is much easier to >>> install. However, when it comes to setting up X, Linux is nicely setup by >>> default - with FreeBSD it takes a bit of effort but appears to be >>> faster. >> >> Interesting. What makes it easier? >> >> I have just set up a laptop with X and all that good stuff. I had no >> difficulty installing FreeBSD, but I haven't been successful in >> installing X on the Red Hat system, this despite that fact that it's >> the same XFree86 on both platforms, and that I think I understand it >> pretty well. Admittedly, I haven't spent days trying to install, but >> I don't think I should have to. > > Does this mean that when I install Red Hat 5.2 (on CD) and XFree86 I will > have nothing but problems. No. It could be smooth as silk. A lot depends on your hardware, like it does with FreeBSD. > I am running netscape and X (this msg) on FreeBSD with only a > strange Netscape crash to figure out. Easy stuff kill -9 to remove > netscape. So, if I have this little problem now .... netscape is a pain. Probably the most unreliable program I use. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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