From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 23 22:24:43 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFA701065678 for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:24:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from angel.comcen.com.au (angel.comcen.com.au [203.23.236.69]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83B318FC16 for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:24:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from [192.168.0.185] (unknown [202.172.126.254]) by angel.comcen.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F6CF5C2EDC5 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:07:04 +1000 (EST) From: Da Rock To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <8C1536C109064AD5A92F8609916AB2CB@GRANT> References: <8C1536C109064AD5A92F8609916AB2CB@GRANT> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:06:45 +1000 Message-Id: <1222207605.4625.139.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 (2.12.3-5.fc8) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: 6F6CF5C2EDC5.6C498 X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner-From: rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au X-Spam-Status: No Subject: Re: Server - Linux Compat X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:24:43 -0000 On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 17:38 -0400, Grant Peel wrote: > Hi all, > > When I was young, many many moons ago, and I installed FreeBSD 4.4 for the > first time, I enabled linux compatability ... > > Each build since, I have enabled it ... > > So not I am at the point of asking myself why? > > All I run is webservers and namesrvers, you know, Bind, Apache, Mysql, > vmpop3d, PHP, Exim and shh...not to mention a few utils, ipa, ipfw etc. > > Does anyone have any compelling reason I should continue to enable linux > compatability? > > Are there any pitfalls (Security, Performance) in doing so? I've done the same myself for a long time, but now I just do minimal installs and go from there after having numerous issues with incompatible packages rather than ports. I can't see any security issues in not having it, in fact isn't there a principle for security in the less software the less holes to get through? Linux compat is only installed if you install a port that requires it to operate, so it would seem that a lot of servers wouldn't necessarily use it. Its mostly a desktop thing for some of the more difficult to port (or legal issue) software that users specifically want. Cheers