From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Apr 12 11:57:18 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7B321591C for ; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:57:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA05122; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:54:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:54:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White To: Marjory Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: need info? In-Reply-To: <37110F5A.90932993@globalserve.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Most of this information is available on the FreeBSD webiste: http://www.freebsd.org. On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Marjory wrote: > I would like to know if freeBSD: > - support multi boot (I have win95 an NT) Yes > - supports linux binaries ? how well? (i.e. could I run Blender , wine) Yes, most apps work fine. I know Blender works, and you can compile Wine natively. > - does it emulate windows? We have a WINE port. Whether it works or not is anyone's guess. > - what exacly are ports? Ports are instructions on how to build programs for FreeBSD. The port will take care of fetching, patching, building, and installing the program for you. Very slick. > - someone gave me freeBSD 2.2.6 should I upgrade. It's not strictly necessary but not a bad idea to go up to 2.2.8. > -what are your X servers XFree86 ships with the system, and you can purchase Xi Graphics' AcceleratedX or MetroX. > do you support KDE? Yes. > - if I program under freeBSD will it be portable? how so? More or less. GNU autoconf picks up most of the nuances. > Many questions! but one more: > I can't seem to configure my partitions under your installer program > where can I get help. Press . Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message