Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 20:52:40 -0900 (AKST) From: Mike Endsley <al7oj@customcpu.com> To: "K. Marsh" <durang@u.washington.edu> Cc: Freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: statically/dynamically based software Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901272050210.760-100000@FreeBSDrulz> In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.4.05.9901271619090.229926-100000@goodall1.u.washington.edu>
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Thanks, you 'basically' answered my question :) The two items were the subject title: "statically/dynamically" based software...as in 'what is the difference'? I am trying to download software from Realaudio. Again, thanks. On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, K. Marsh wrote: > What two items? FreeBSD and Linux? al7oj@al7oj.ampr.org and > al7oj@al7oj.#nak.ak.usa.noam? statically based software and dynamically > based software? > > Last I checked, Freebsd-newbies was for discussion, not questions. > FreeBSD-questions is for questions. Anyway, I'll take a stab at telling > you something that you want to know. > > FreeBSD and Linux are different in that there is only one FreeBSD, whereas > Linux is only a kernel, and there are a number of distributions. Linux > supports more hardware faster, but FreeBSD is more stable and can run > Linux binaries. > > As for the e-mail addresses, I don't know, but my best guess is that they > are both yours. > > As for statically and dynamically based software, static software is > self-contained but dynamic software relies on library files. static is > bigger, dynamic requires you to keep the appropriate library files handy. > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Michael A. Endsley wrote: > > > Can some one tell me the difference between these 2 items? > > I want to download software, but the pages list for either of the 2. > > I am running FreeBSD 3.0-R as just a home user. > > Thanks > > Mike > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > OS of CHOICE? UNIX (FreeBSD), LINUX (Debian), and OS/2Warp > > al7oj@customcpu.com > > al7oj@al7oj.ampr.org or al7oj@al7oj.#nak.ak.usa.noam > > http://www.customcpu.com/personal/al7oj/ > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- What part of the term "operating system" doesn't Bill Gates understand? I have/run: Un*x (FreeBSD) Linux (Slakware, Debian1.3 and 2.0), OS/2Warp3.0, win* al7oj@customcpu.com al7oj@al7oj.#nak.ak.usa.noam al7oj@al7oj.ampr.org http://www.customcpu.com/personal/al7oj/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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