Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 07:20:33 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: "Jason Halbert" <jason@jason-n3xt.org>, "Duraid Abbas" <duraid@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ie on freebsd.. is it possible?? Message-ID: <00e901c0ad95$c6a35860$817e03cb@apana.org.au> References: <ICEEIHNIIMPDELNLPAGPEEFKCBAA.jason@jason-n3xt.org>
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The last time I mentioned I use Intel CPUs exclusively it started a religious war :)
Anyway the reason is quite simple ... the things have never given me trouble &
AMDs / IDTs have been responsible for more weird "features" than I can count.
I don't give a rats about "philosophy" .... either something gives the results I want
with a minimum of aggro (in which case I'll use it) or it doesn't (in which case I won't
se it) eg I have a few Win2K systems that I've found infinitely superior in terms of
usability & reliability to any linux I've used / if I want a GUI unix I'll use Solaris &
CDE in preference to XFree & KDE etc etc ....... some do the job and some are
dogs. FreeBSD (sans X) happens to do what I want as a webserver or gateway ...
I don't use it for other purposes because it doesn't meet my requirements
----- Original Message -----
From: Jason Halbert
To: Doug Young ; Duraid Abbas ; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:00 AM
Subject: RE: ie on freebsd.. is it possible??
Hmm...
If you have an Intel processor you SHOULD be using Winodws.. that is if you subscribe to Bill Gates way of thinking. But, I can guess that isn't very popular here. *grin*
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Jason
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Doug Young
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:25
To: Duraid Abbas; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: ie on freebsd.. is it possible??
As far as I'm aware MSIE is only available for SPARC Solaris, NOT x86 / Intel
Unless thats changed since last time I looked it won't work
----- Original Message -----
From: Duraid Abbas
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:20 PM
Subject: ie on freebsd.. is it possible??
since MS IE 5.0 runs on solaris is it possibe to port it to bsd? and if not explain please... and also .. no MS bashing... thanks
Duraid
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The last time I mentioned I use Intel CPUs
exclusively it started a religious war :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway the reason is quite simple ... the things
have never given me trouble & </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMDs / IDTs have been responsible for more weird
"features" than I can count.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't give a rats about "philosophy" .... either
something gives the results I want</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>with a minimum of aggro (in which case I'll use it)
or it doesn't (in which case I won't</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>se it) eg </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a
few Win2K systems that I've found infinitely superior in terms of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>usability & reliability </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>to any linux I've used / if I want a GUI unix I'll use Solaris
& </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CDE in preference </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>to
XFree & KDE etc etc ....... some do the job and some are </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>dogs. FreeBSD (sans X) happens to do what I
want as a webserver or gateway ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't use it for other purposes because it
doesn't meet my requirements</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jason@jason-n3xt.org href="mailto:jason@jason-n3xt.org">Jason
Halbert</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au
href="mailto:dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au">Doug Young</A> ; <A
title=duraid@hotmail.com href="mailto:duraid@hotmail.com">Duraid Abbas</A> ;
<A title=freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
href="mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 16, 2001 2:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: ie on freebsd.. is it
possible??</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=397105915-15032001><FONT face="Lucida Console"
color=#0000ff>Hmm...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=397105915-15032001><FONT face="Lucida Console"
color=#0000ff>If you have an Intel processor you SHOULD be using Winodws..
that is if you subscribe to Bill Gates way of thinking. But, I can guess
that isn't very popular here. *grin*</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=397105915-15032001><FONT face="Lucida Console"
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=397105915-15032001><FONT face="Lucida Console"
color=#0000ff>---</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=397105915-15032001><FONT face="Lucida Console"
color=#0000ff>Jason</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A>
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Doug
Young<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:25<BR><B>To:</B> Duraid
Abbas; <A
href="mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: ie on freebsd.. is it possible??<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As far as I'm aware MSIE is only available
for SPARC Solaris, NOT x86 / Intel </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unless thats changed since last time I looked
it won't work</FONT></DIV>
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style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=duraid@hotmail.com href="mailto:duraid@hotmail.com">Duraid
Abbas</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
href="mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ie on freebsd.. is it
possible??</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>since MS IE 5.0 runs on solaris is it possibe to port it to bsd? and
if not explain please... and also .. no MS bashing... thanks</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Duraid</DIV><BR clear=all>
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