Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 18:03:42 -0500 (CDT) From: Nitebirz <nitebirdz@uswest.net> To: Rainer M Duffner <Rainer.Duffner@surf24.de> Cc: Scott Corey <sbcorey@azstarnet.com>, Spock <spock@india.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: doubt? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9909291800480.17080-100000@coimbra.oss.uswest.net> In-Reply-To: <Marcel-1.46-0928073816-0b0Zsav@duffner.surf24.de>
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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Rainer M Duffner wrote: > On Mon 27 Sep, Scott Corey wrote: > > On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, Spock wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I want to migrate frm linux to FreeBSD and have some enquiries > > > regarding freeBSD please help me? > > > > > > 1. Can I use the freebsd as a work station or desktop?, > > > and will I get the applications which are there in linux, in BSD? i mean > > > will I get c compilers, window managers, Multimedia ..etc in free BSD > > > > > Yes > > I'd say 99%. > I don't know, if the latest and greatest 3d-stuff is ported already. > (I don't care, I don't have a 3d-card) > As FreeBSD is a bit more server-oriented, the developers may have their > concerns on other areas first. I would like to stress this part: "as FreeBSD is a bit more server-oriented". Many programs that are available for Linux are not ported to FreeBSD. Yes, you can run the Linux emulator but still in many cases you have to struggle quite a bit to get the program to work. Also, if the application uses Linux's /proc, then it will not even run in FreeBSD. Finally, no offense here, but there is much more documentation and support for Linux in general. If you need to run a desktop computer, I'd recommend Linux over FreeBSD. On the other hand, for a server I truly think that both work pretty much the same although BSD may have an advantage when it comes to performance, especially network-related performance. > > > > 2. Can I download freeBSD cd image frm u r site and burn it into the CD > > > and use it for installation > > > > > Yes > > If you download (and use) an ISO-image, you might go to > http://www.freebsdmall.com and make a donation. > > > > 3. Will that Cd image contains utils/applications along with the base > > > operating system? > > > > > Maybe. But you can get any application from the internet anyway, either > via pre-compiled packages, or via the ports-mechanism. > Use one of the mirrors that is closest to you (check with traceroute). > > > cheers, > Rainer > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > |Rainer Duffner, E-Mail: duffner@fh-konstanz.de | > | & Rainer.Duffner@surf24.de | > |Fachhochschule Konstanz, Germany | > |"What's a Network ?" - Bill Gates, early 1980s | > | WWW:http://www-stud.fh-konstanz.de/~duffner | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > Nitebirdz To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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