Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:57:40 -0500 (EST) From: dave@gregory.dyn.ml.org To: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Internet Explorer and UNIX (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981103214313.24398A-100000@gregory.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981103203938.23951A-100000@dnh.pce.net>
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> > >> 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 > --- My company is a source of substantial revenue for Netscape. Netscape is foolish to not port these servers to Linux and FreeBSD. Our company was NT-free (we're Mac & Sun) until our higher-ups decided to purchase an NT box specifically to run Netscape servers (another Sparc was out of the question). This server would have been Linux or BSD otherwise. Netscape really needs to support Freenix if they want to slow Microsoft's momentum. Now that we have an NT server more people will be tempted to run microsoft apps, which will lead to more NT servers.... > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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