Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 13:35:21 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Linda Foley <lfoley@rocler.qc.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ready to switch, but... Message-ID: <20000811133521.C4854@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <39945DEC.B9E99689@rocler.qc.ca>; from lfoley@rocler.qc.ca on Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 04:11:24PM -0400 References: <39945DEC.B9E99689@rocler.qc.ca>
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* Linda Foley <lfoley@rocler.qc.ca> [000811 13:11] wrote: > Hi, > sorry that there's a BUT, but I have to ask a few things before I > make this decision final. > -about the packaging system: how does it work? does it download and > install automatically the desired program as well as its dependencies? > Is it possible to upgrade the whole system à la apt-get dist-upgrade (if > it's not COULD it be available soon?)? The packaging systems handles dependancies over the network. To upgrade the whole system you'll want to use CVSup: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/cutting-edge.html > -Can I play Linux games (especially Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament) You should be able to, if not let us know exactly how it fails. > -How does FreeBSD performs compared to Linux (in terms of stability, > speed, memory-usage, etc. (you can use comapraisons, like a Ferrari vs a > Civic, or whatever) FreeBSD: http://people.freebsd.org/~alfred/images/car1.jpg Linux: http://www.ecubed.com/bmw/CrapBMWDelSol/ :) > -I have the source code of a program made with Linux. Is it possible to > make it run under FreeBSD without means of emulation It should be possible as long as it's not too linux specific. > -are there good sites (such as www.linuxnewbie.org) to help FreeBSD > newbies? the FreeBSD handbook is available at: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook here's some other urls: http://www.freebsddiary.org/ http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html http://www.daemonnews.org/ -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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