Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 14:59:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.runet.edu> To: Rick Knebel <rknebel@uplink.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBsd Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909061455310.98936-100000@peloton.runet.edu> In-Reply-To: <19990906144527.L1422@rknebel.uplink.net>
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Hi, On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Rick Knebel wrote: > I would want to use freebsd for the gateway to the internet for my two > other computers , a Mac and a Win98 computer. No problem there. > I would also what it to act as a mailserver for the other two computers. > Would this be any harder to set up in FreeBSD than Linux? Having never done this personally I can't speak from experience but my guess is a 90% certainty that this is no harder in FreeBSD. > How is the Desktop in FReeBSD. It's the only OS I use - it works great for me. I can do all the work I need on my machines. > Could I realistically use it for my home workstation? Part of this depends on what you want to do with it. That said, most Linux applications (if the same doesn't exist for FreeBSD natively) will run fine on FreeBSD. > Will things like WP8 run on freebsd? WP8 runs fine on FreeBSD - there's even a port. If you don't know about the ports/package system read the manual or try checking: http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ Give it a shot - I personally think the ports/package system is vastly superior to rpm. I have not tried Debian's package system which I've heard is good. Brett ***************************************************** Brett Taylor brett@peloton.runet.edu * Dept of Chem and Physics * Curie 39A (540) 831-6147 * ***************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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