Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 01:37:09 EDT From: NetWizKid@aol.com To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: russ_husain@yahoo.com Subject: Does FreeBSD CDROM contain all the Apps and Ports ? Message-ID: <378ee5d8.35a99d06@aol.com>
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Hi, I'm trying to switch over to FreeBSD from Linux, so far I've been impressed with the performance reviews on FreeBSD. The only thing odd to me is that the CD ROM I got along with a unix administration book didn't contain applications or ports, just the bare minimum kernel and some utilities. When you install Red Hat off of the CD it installs hundered's of applications including Netscape, Pine, Pico, SAMBA, mSQL, PERL, APACHE, firewalls etc. We can make this wonderful operating system, FreeBSD, give windows NT run for its money, performance and make it a candidate for a corporate or business level OS. As much as I hate Microsoft I also believe that they got to the point where they are not by magic but simply copying others and taking into account what a typical end user would want from his PC and OS. We can do that too, right ? A few suggestions : The installation procedure could be made a little simpler, I still haven't been able to configure my NIC. Installation should install most of the commonly used application by default. More books on FreeBSD + technical support + more marketing (these are extremely important). Multiprocessor support, support for GB's of RAM etc. Support for windows, network printers, novell, etc to co-exist with other OSes already in use by businesses. Built in Fault tolerance like NT, Raid 1 and Raid 5. A detailed HCL (hardware compatibility list). This OS has a lot of potential, educate people about it by holding seminars and offering classes, certifications, bundling with high end PCs, partnershiping with hardware manufacturers and somehow providing support for the new plug & play equipment may be by reusing NT drivers and converting them on the fly for BSD kernel, like a transparent utility or something. It'll take time to get to that point but hey better late than never. OK, now my question: I was wondering if there is a CD I can buy which contains all of the apps and ports available from your ftp site. The other question was, in the ports section it says that you can download all of the ports and the size is only 4MB, is it just the list of all the ports or it a reaaally compressed file which contains all the sources for the listed ports ? Keep up the good work, I apprecaite that you took the time to read. I just don't want UNIX to wipe out off of the industry it is losing its share in the market to NT and only people like you can do something about it. I can only hope and offer my suggestions. Take care, Russell russ_husain@yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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