From owner-freebsd-advocacy Tue Nov 3 14:40:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA25449 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:40:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us (Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us [169.244.111.67]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA25441 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:40:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from netmonger@genesis.ispace.com) Received: from celeris (56k-port4004.ime.net [209.90.195.14]) by Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us (8.9.1/8.8.8-Loki) with SMTP id RAA14428; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 17:39:18 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from netmonger@genesis.ispace.com) X-Server-ID: Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us, OCSNet - Orland Maine USA X-Coord-Name: Drew "Droobie" Baxter, OneNetwork Exchange X-Coord-Addr: Droobie@Openlink.orland.me.us X-Coord-Pager: USA: 207-471-2719, http://pagedroo.orland.me.us Message-Id: <4.1.19981103173605.00a8d1b0@genesis.ispace.com> X-Sender: netmonger@genesis.ispace.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 17:37:19 -0500 To: Terry Lambert From: Drew Baxter Subject: Re: Internet Explorer and UNIX Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, grog@lemis.com, wes@softweyr.com, scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk, licia@o-o.org, jcwells@u.washington.edu, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199811032231.PAA22645@usr09.primenet.com> References: <4.1.19981103141736.00b57180@genesis.ispace.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 10:31 PM 11/3/98 +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: >> >> I'm still trying to fathom why Netscape servers (and Microsoft IE, if >we're >> >> going to jaunt down that road) are not ported to FreeBSD, Linux, etc. >> > >> >I think you mean IIS... >> > >> >> After all, the operating system (to build/test ports) is obtainable at a >> >> convenient cost of 0$, I'd imagine the BSDI version (which there are also >> >> slim ports of as well) would port rather well to FreeBSD.. >> > >> >Why port? The BSDI versions of the servers already run on FreeBSD. >> >> Alright, first off, no I meant IE. IE is available for (as you pointed out) >> HP/UX and Solaris. My question is *why* HP/UX and Solaris? Why is it that >> Netscapes Servers (I invite you to find me a version of Enterprise Server, >> Directory Server 3.5+, Messaging Server 3.5+, that'll work on FreeBSD) are >> only for Solaris, sometimes DEC Unix, and HP/UX.. I've seen some cases of >> Netscape only releasing something for DEC UNIX and/or Solaris, and everyone >> else is stuck a version back. > >I'll have a hard time finding Directory Server 3.5+, for sure, since >the current release is 3.1. I guess this is a trick question? > > >Let's see: > >Enterprise Server 3.5.1 Digital Alpha Digital Unix 4.0b > >Directory Server 3.0 Digital Alpha Digital Unix 4.0b > >Messaging Server 3.5 Digital Alpha Digital Unix 4.0b > >Why doesn't this run under FreeBSD Alpha? > >Well, because FreeBSD Alpha does not conform to the published ABI's >for the DEC Alpha platform. > > >For the BSDI x86 stuff... you have to buy it through BSDI, since >BSDI helped port the code. So you're looking in the wrong location. > > >> Windows NT is easy to obtain at 300 or so bucks (workstation). But if I'm >> getting Netscape Servers under Netscape Free Server Software program >> anyway, why not support Free Unixes? > >Because you're not a potential revenue source, and those products >are offered as a hook to people who are expected to become revenue >sources at a later date. > > > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org Messaging 3.56 is under Solaris last I knew. I think most of those servers mentioned are. I have a boxed set of Solaris 2.6 here for Sparc.. Maybe I'll just have to go over to MiniComputer Exchange and get one.. --- Drew "Droobie" Baxter Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange 207-942-0275 http://www.droo.orland.me.us My Latest Kernel: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT (ONEEX) #14: Mon Oct 19 22:36:58 EDT 1998 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message