Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 15:42:59 +0100 From: Mario Freitas <sub_0@netcabo.pt> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ugly Huge BSD Monster Message-ID: <1062427379.15322.12.camel@suzy.unbreakable.homeunix.org> In-Reply-To: <29508631.20030901165843@mail.ru> References: <29508631.20030901165843@mail.ru>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 10:58, Denis Troshin wrote: > Almost every package I install requires a few other packages. This > 'idea of using dependent packages' turns FreeBSD (and other > unix-systems) to an ugly monster. > > For example, I don't need Perl or Python but a few packages I install > require them. > > Does exist a programming under unix without these dependencies? > > P.S. Under Windows it is possible to write not bad applications which > depend just on libraries (KERNEL32, USER32, GDI32). And these libs > exist on every base system!!! > > Is it possible in unix? > > Before I thought that unix programs very compact, but they are huge! > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" FreeBSD is not intended to be used as a desktop, it is the best option for firewall and Internet service features which do not require extra-packages (or a lot of them) by default. PS: Do you really need to compare windows "HUGE UGLY" and sluggish kernel with FreeBSD's? PS2:The monster has got a name, and it's not really a monster, is a daemon, it's "Chuck" ehehe Sincerely, -- Mário Freitas (sub_0@netcabo.pt) Núcleo Português de FreeBSD (NPF) [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/U1rzmOO46MB/5oURAq6BAJ9G1wwVv8u0sqWxJjodWzcmfL3qxACggtAJ nyRRXPc+KOlHzsbB2VcwwMI= =/xPW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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