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Date:      Sun, 20 Dec 1998 16:19:53 -0700
From:      "Douglas C. Garrick" <douggarrick@fiw.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   I want native FreeBSD Apps
Message-ID:  <367D8618.D0925CE4@fiw.net>

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I think that FreeBSD is the ultimate desktop OS.

I have been using FreeBSD as my home and work desktops for 3 years, plus
I use FreeBSD at work for various network tasks.

My real question is however, "What does it take to get application
software vendors to start writing 'native' FreeBSD apps?".   I just
tried the Scriptics TCL/TK plugin for Netscape and I haven't got it
working yet.  Then I found out that I need to run the linux emulation to
get the plugin to run and that sort of bothers me.  I just installed
linux on a laptop and to tell you the truth, I am NOT impressed with
linux.   Other than the fact that there is a lot of application support
for linux there seems to be little else worthy of note about linux.

I did not write to run linux into the ground, instead I wanted to find
out what I can do to prompt the apps vendors to write native FreeBSD
apps.


Doug Garrick
 Manager of Computer Services
 Bridger Coal Company,  Rock Springs Wyoming
douggarrick@fiw.net
doug.garrick@pacificorp.com


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