Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:37:46 -0700 (PDT) From: James Phillips <anti_spam256@yahoo.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: questions about FreeBSD Message-ID: <159170.69145.qm@web65505.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20090831120031.3591A10656C0@hub.freebsd.org>
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=0A=0A=0A> =0A> Message: 20=0A> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:12:39 +1200=0A> F= rom: "Julian R A Manning" <julian.r.a.manning@gmail.com>=0A> Subject: quest= ions about FreeBSD=0A> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>=0A> Message-ID:= =0A> =A0=A0=A0=0A> <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAOslQhhRS5xJqSorEnTxDa7CgAAAEAAA= AKtsYYLAghFBhcOIbfZK6jgBAAAAAA=3D=3D@gmail.com>=0A> =A0=A0=A0 =0A> Content-= Type: text/plain;=A0=A0=A0=0A> charset=3D"us-ascii"=0A> =0A> Dear Sir/Madam= =0A> =0A> I have some questions about FreeBSD. The questions I had in=0A> m= ind are: =0A=0ASuch general questions imply "homework assignment."=0A=0ASom= ebody already replied with a link to the Handbook: It mainly covers install= ing and configuring FreeBSD.=0A=0A> =0A> .=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0What type of= OS is=0A> it? Is it single/multi user, multitasking, what=0A> family does = it belong to? =0A=0AYes, it supports all three. Single-user mode is usually= reserved for emergency system maintenance.=0A> =0A> .=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0= General features=0A> (at least three)? Firewall, GUI, Networking and=0A> so= on. =0A=0AYes, But the GUI is part of the "Ports" collection (X Window sys= tem (xorg))=0A=0Ahttp://www.freebsd.org/features.html=0A=0A>; .=A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0=A0=A0Minimum Hardware=0A> Requirements? Processors, RAM, Hard drive spa= ce,=0A> type of monitors and so on. =0A=0AAlmost anything made in the past = 10 years will do.=0A=0A> =0A> .=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0File system=0A> support= ed? =0A> =0A> .=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0Applications (at=0A> least three)? eg. = wordprocessing and so on. =0A=0ASee the ports collection (Chapter 4 of Hand= book).=0A=0A=0A> It would be very helpful if you could just pass on this=0A= > email to someone who=0A> has experience with FreeBSD. =0A> =0A> Yours sin= cerely, Julian Manning=0A> =0A=0ARegards,=0A=0AJames Phillips=0A=0A=0A=0A = __________________________________________________________________=0ALo= oking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! =0A=0Ahttp://www.flick= r.com/gift/
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