From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 31 20:37:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5B761065670 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:37:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anti_spam256@yahoo.ca) Received: from web65505.mail.ac4.yahoo.com (web65505.mail.ac4.yahoo.com [76.13.9.49]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5A8D88FC21 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:37:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 69281 invoked by uid 60001); 31 Aug 2009 20:37:46 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.ca; s=s1024; t=1251751066; bh=nTEKSNE7l3wMZPYGGWwJoreX12YA2RfExEWIjp1LH+4=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=ZaqMgQ6FIjEdqDMdDJndVX9h2zVfRYJxOOdH/398CmYfiBrLjDDR/WjnIirSU6DOIomtX4M2k4v1SCYA1doKUv+X5+xK5HgUPZo+E6sgCbUTayHdj9ygJXVcETDr31s+MBkmOyG6za4n3Vk6Md13VmLMud2kk/QB0677Isvoo40= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.ca; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=ol9iCfrWNWyR6swIce8Ep+Lk0b168CpEbShuX2akjoTGfzh+rmBb9UCPjYCmYGN9wdx9aQsa19+4hgMVYyhISl0GRNi0cZWygAL7SuuQ5j0Dtm9tRfFUegGu0XBaq9K6gYc/eHSHNG34etVVFtaKGRwLL5wyTHLMgGNV975H00Q=; Message-ID: <159170.69145.qm@web65505.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: MiDf3qsVM1leGPjzvww8ePoDNw21Mbsk_D1UP2MtD3s13YnJCnd13t3bwn5WiXAmw7C0DexAJBJlL5VcOj3jqYM5qI2AmdB5Ur1TD5vfFq_jKBN3sg6_eBAOSk0.EfGQDIXC0OrJvQSICCZW_c96H23AgY4yH7HrJMo1D3L6vayVQaG5QRp5fsfI4X9zKyyfROX2I2qrEXgu03dLuQeCLssKAUD2K2Qw5TWLhsmGHc.6tqGU20n9R93bqn3C9ry1bh90Er.g_L121mvBCVqi4CDe8DIMwOQXHW0cxVmb0LBufKHenOhup1ZpDTLYd63bxDNowCwmkDiVotktY4nYthdmY1p5v0cpSMy_xYpWYi8- Received: from [208.99.137.71] by web65505.mail.ac4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:37:46 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/6.1.2 YahooMailWebService/0.7.338.2 Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:37:46 -0700 (PDT) From: James Phillips To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20090831120031.3591A10656C0@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: questions about FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:37:47 -0000 =0A=0A=0A> =0A> Message: 20=0A> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:12:39 +1200=0A> F= rom: "Julian R A Manning" =0A> Subject: quest= ions about FreeBSD=0A> To: =0A> Message-ID:= =0A> =A0=A0=A0=0A> =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/