Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:27:05 +0930 From: "Paul A. Hoadley" <paulh@logicsquad.net> To: Spuds <spuds@allstream.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Some Simple Questions Message-ID: <20040614135705.GD78434@grover.logicsquad.net> In-Reply-To: <000a01c451c8$044d4b60$1e999a8e@3ey7m> References: <000a01c451c8$044d4b60$1e999a8e@3ey7m>
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--TybLhxa8M7aNoW+V Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 09:28:16PM -0700, Spuds wrote: > 1) Is FreeBSD truly free, as in I don't have to pay for it and can > download it at no charge or is FreeBSD just a name? Yes, it is truly free. You can download it at no charge. > 3) Is FreeBSD compatible with Linux software? I believe I read that > somewhere. Yes, you can run Linux binaries. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html > 4) Can FreeBSD run on a laptop that is hardware compatible, as I > know some OS's cannot run on laptops but can on desktops? FreeBSD runs on laptops. I skipped the SCO question. I've lost interest. Greg Lehey has a comprehensive page on the issue: http://www.lemis.com/grog/sco.html --=20 Paul. mailto:paulh@logicsquad.net --TybLhxa8M7aNoW+V Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAza6x730Z/jysbzIRAsNJAJ9CXZLyDPWhti6Zo+EFPLnOA+qkPwCfcV88 kdXyzS1oGCjwWoa1fF2mxCg= =Of1j -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TybLhxa8M7aNoW+V--
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