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Date:      Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:27:12 -0800
From:      Johnson David <DavidJohnson@Siemens.com>
To:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Cc:        Gary Stewart <garystewart@verizon.net>
Subject:   Re: Real BSD Newbie
Message-ID:  <200403221727.12320.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com>
In-Reply-To: <c3o2su%2B10dpc@eGroups.com>
References:  <c3o2su%2B10dpc@eGroups.com>

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On Monday 22 March 2004 05:11 pm, Gary Stewart wrote:
> Hello group,
> My name is Gary and I am so new I haven't even started using it. I am
> just looking into it. I use Linux-Mandrake right now. BSD intrigues
> me though, I understand (tell me if I am wrong) that you can run
> different OS programs as if they are native.

You can use most Linux programs as if they were native. Currently I am 
using native Linux Acrobat Reader and Netscape with no problems at all. 
Install them through ports and they just work. I understand that SCO 
binaries work as well, but I can't imagine that you would want to :-P

> As I move on in my learning of BSD you may hear a lot from me :-)

Welcome to the club. Just remember that this is not the list for 
technical or installation questions. Send them to -questions instead. 
Read the Handbook and FAQ (or at least the parts that are relevant to 
you). They are very well written.

David



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