From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 2 10:04:48 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B338816A4BF for ; Tue, 2 Sep 2003 10:04:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from builder.freebsdmall.com (builder.freebsdmall.com [65.86.180.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08D2B43FE3 for ; Tue, 2 Sep 2003 10:04:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from murray@builder.freebsdmall.com) Received: (from root@localhost) by builder.freebsdmall.com (8.12.9/8.11.6) id h82H4l7o000762; Tue, 2 Sep 2003 10:04:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from murray) Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 10:04:47 -0700 From: Murray Stokely To: Michal Pasternak Message-ID: <20030902100447.B290@freebsdmall.com> References: <20030902011548.I323@freebsdmall.com> <20030902095916.GC4079@pasternak.w.lub.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20030902095916.GC4079@pasternak.w.lub.pl>; from michal@pasternak.w.lub.pl on Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 11:59:16AM +0200 X-GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/0E451F7D X-GPG-Key-Fingerprint: E2CA 411D DD44 53FD BB4B 3CB5 B4D7 10A2 0E45 1F7D cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux on TechTV September 2, 7pm EDT (Live) X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 17:04:48 -0000 On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 11:59:16AM +0200, Michal Pasternak wrote: > I'd suggest the demonstration of Linux emulation - for example, by showing a > working Oracle installation or launching some Linux-only games. We may launch StarOffice 6 this time. Matt was working with the WineX guys trying to get some Windows games to load (people have done it in FreeBSD) but couldn't get them working. > I'd also suggest talking about Java. We're certainly going to talk about Java, and the new Java packages are loaded on the machine, but I'd like to "show it off". Any ideas about Java apps that we can show off? Something we want to do is use Konqueror & kmplayer to browse to apple.com/trailers and watch teasers in browser. > I'd also suggest talking about NVidia drivers. Yes, we have an NVidia card in our box and have the drivers working with hardware accel in X. > I'd also... man, there are so many topics. Hope you can get enough TV time > to show all those to the public. We won't have anywhere near enough time. - Murray