From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jun 28 17:02:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA00519 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 17:02:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lucy.bedford.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA00494 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 17:02:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from djv@lucy.bedford.net) Received: (from djv@localhost) by lucy.bedford.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA29603; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 19:56:18 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from djv) From: CyberPeasant Message-Id: <199806282356.TAA29603@lucy.bedford.net> Subject: Re: Questions In-Reply-To: <6003A12BBDC9D011A32D0001FA7E022102AA8E5D@xprimary.7000.albertsons.com> from "eric_floerchinger@albertsons.com" at "Jun 28, 98 12:20:11 pm" To: eric_floerchinger@albertsons.com Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 19:56:18 -0400 (EDT) Cc: djv@bedford.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-To: djv@bedford.net X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG eric_floerchinger@albertsons.com wrote > > >The manufacturers often are clueless or hostile. The answer you > >will get from some is 'We don't support Unix'. Some have told > >me (Toshiba, Inc) that running Unix voids their warranty. Not > so. > >We cleared that up... it voids their warranty for NT, which was > >what was installed by the Mfg. No problem with that. > > I'd like to note that if you install FreeBSD (or any other operating > system including NT) on an HP Pavillion computer, their technical > support will not help you even on a hardware-related issue until you run > their "restore disc" and put the software back EXACTLY the way it was > when it came out of the box. (I don't think I'd like to attempt running > *NIX on an HP Pavillion anyways, they have a /bunch/ of > proprietary/uncommon hardware in them) Thanks for the heads-up on this. I wonder how many other manufacturers are like this? I usually buy components rather than integrated systems, so hadn't run into this problem, but got a good price on complete systems. > >For "binaries", i.e. pre-compiled software, there may be an > explicit > >freebsd version. If not, the linux version may execute, using > the > >linux-emulation capabilities of FreeBSD. NetBSD and OpenBSD > binaries > >can, I believe, also, /in general/ be run, but I don't know > about this. > > I've also had good luck running BSDI binaries. My college (Treasure > Valley Community College) is running an HTTP proxy using the "Webtrack" > software. We are running a FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE box, and using the BSDI > binary of the proxy software. Dave -- The freedom to decide who you are and what you drink. There's nothing more American than that. So, be free. Drink RC. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message