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Date:      Fri, 6 Sep 2002 03:15:27 +0300
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Jefferson R.S." <v8cars@terra.com.br>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: New one
Message-ID:  <20020906001526.GA73138@hades.hell.gr>
In-Reply-To: <3D77D843.9030706@terra.com.br>
References:  <3D77D843.9030706@terra.com.br>

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On 2002-09-05 19:18 +0000, Jefferson R.S. wrote:
> Hello, i am new on freebsd and i am thinking to make a migration
> from linux to freebsd, but i dont know if it is possible because i
> need to use interbase 6.0, that in some versions of linux it simple
> doesnt work.  So if you could give some kind of information about
> this database it will be nice.

Hello there,

I say go for it.  At least give it a try.  FreeBSD is a truly
remarkable OS, and you'll certainly find both good and bads things
about it.  But at least, try using it for a while.  It's a UNIX-like
operating system, so you will feel rather comfortable with it, having
used Linux until now.

About your requirements now...

> A server that i need:
> -sendmail

	This is part of the base system.  Which means you'll have
	Sendmail installed when the installation finishes, without the
	need to install anything 'extra'.

> -php 4
> -apache
> -postgreSQL
> -samba

	These are available as packages (and ports).  You'll find a
	lot of the packages precompiled in the FreeBSD installation
	CD-ROMs, but you can also use the tools provided by the system
	to download and build newer, more up to date versions, if that
	is what you wish to do.

> -INTERBASE 6.0SS

	I don't know anything about this one, but from what you wrote
	about Conectiva Linux and what I've heard so far, it's a Linux
	application that you want to run.  FreeBSD comes with a
	compatibility layer that allows you to seamlessly run many
	Linux applications.  A lot of people have reported success
	with database management software like Oracle or INGRES
	running on FreeBSD with this Linux emulation layer.

	You can test running this with the Linux emulation of FreeBSD
	and see if it works out.  I'd be suprised if it doesn't work
	though, since so many Linux applications run quite fine on
	FreeBSD too.

> FreeBSD has all this packages?

And many more.  FreeBSD boasts a collection of more than 7,000
third-party packages, and you can usually get many more to compile out
of the box on it, since it is one of the BSD UNIXes.  Almost anything
that compiles and builds cleanly on another UNIX machine from source,
can also build and install fine on FreeBSD too.

Cheers,

-- 
FreeBSD: The Power to Serve -- http://www.FreeBSD.org

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