From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Mar 15 13:20:20 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from gargoyle.apana.org.au (gargoyle-xl0.apana.org.au [210.215.3.53]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA90237B719 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:20:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by gargoyle.apana.org.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) id HAA54438; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 07:20:11 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au) Received: from bryden.apana.org.au(203.3.126.129), claiming to be "roadrunner" via SMTP by gargoyle.apana.org.au, id smtpde54436; Fri Mar 16 07:20:02 2001 Message-ID: <00e901c0ad95$c6a35860$817e03cb@apana.org.au> From: "Doug Young" To: "Jason Halbert" , "Duraid Abbas" , References: Subject: Re: ie on freebsd.. is it possible?? Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 07:20:33 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E6_01C0ADE9.973B3940" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E6_01C0ADE9.973B3940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 &=20 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=20 usability & reliability to any linux I've used / if I want a GUI unix = I'll use Solaris &=20 CDE in preference to XFree & KDE etc etc ....... some do the job and = some are=20 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 -----=20 From: Jason Halbert=20 To: Doug Young ; Duraid Abbas ; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 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* --- 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=20 Unless thats changed since last time I looked it won't work ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Duraid Abbas=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at = http://www.hotmail.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with = "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message=20 ------=_NextPart_000_00E6_01C0ADE9.973B3940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The last time I mentioned I use Intel = CPUs=20 exclusively it started a religious war :)
Anyway the reason is quite simple ... = the things=20 have never given me trouble &
AMDs / IDTs have been responsible for = more weird=20 "features" than I can count.
I don't give a rats about "philosophy" = .... either=20 something gives the results I want
with a minimum of aggro (in which case = I'll use it)=20 or it doesn't (in which case I won't
se it) eg I have a=20 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=20 & 
CDE in preference to=20 XFree & KDE etc etc ....... some do the job and some are =
dogs. FreeBSD (sans X) happens to = do what I=20 want as a webserver or gateway ...
I don't use it for other purposes = because it=20 doesn't meet my requirements
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Jason=20 Halbert
To: Doug Young ; Duraid = Abbas ;=20 freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG=20
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 = 2:00=20 AM
Subject: RE: ie on freebsd.. is = it=20 possible??

Hmm...
If you have an Intel processor you SHOULD be using = Winodws..=20 that is if you subscribe to Bill Gates way of thinking.  But, I = can guess=20 that isn't very popular here. *grin*
 
---
Jason
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questio= ns@FreeBSD.ORG=20 [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Doug = Young
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:25
To: = Duraid=20 Abbas; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG
Subject:=20 Re: ie on freebsd.. is it possible??

As far as I'm aware MSIE is only = available=20 for SPARC Solaris, NOT x86 / Intel
Unless thats changed since last = time I looked=20 it won't work
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 Duraid=20 Abbas
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG=20
Sent: Thursday, March 15, = 2001 12:20=20 PM
Subject: ie on freebsd.. is = it=20 possible??

since MS IE 5.0 runs on solaris is it possibe to port it to = bsd? and=20 if not explain please... and also .. no MS bashing... thanks
 
Duraid

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