There are even some hosting companies that advertise their services saying that you'll get a nice account on a Linux 9 server. I recall it was Interland.
BTW, if you visit CmdrTaco's Website, you may read the following thing...
Linux What? You haven't heard of Linux? It's an operating system created by Linus Torvalds, and a band of hacks scattered accross the globe.
repeat with me, Linux isn't an operating system, Linux is just a kernel!
proof:
bash-2.05b$ uname -ar
Linux...
Fatal error. No userland found.
I'm sorry to tell you that Linux is just a kernel.
Go and get gnu and bsd tools so I might be something useful. Thanks!
I don't know if the FreeBSD Project has a made a decision about it. What I know is that the latest Production Release (FreeBSD 4.10) comes with XFree86 4.3.0
Nope. They aren't the same. Sometimes the X Window System is called X for shorter. The XFree86 Project produces a freely redistributable open-source implementation of the X Window System.
BTW, imagine what had happened if back in the day there were no XFree86 Project. No KDE, no GNOME, no desktop Linux, no X.org,... and in a few days many people is forgetting about what the XFree86 Project has done and is keep doing... Well, NetBSD hasn't forgetted it as they're shipping it (among others). Patrick has thanked XFree for everything they have done. And don't forget that Slackware Linux has recently changed to X.org
I agree with you. Slackware Linux is user-friendly. I haven't used Gentoo Linux so I can't say anything about it but I have installed FreeBSD and is definitively user-friendly.
According to this www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=openbsd
XFree86 4.4.0 is on OpenBSD 3.5. I'm not using OpenBSD 3.5, so I might be wrong.
I have used XFree86 4.4.0 on Slackware Linux and it was OK. I hope they include XFree 4.4.0 on FreeBSD.
Once again, isn't the GPL a problem?
If you've got a 32-bit PCMCIA card on your laptop, use FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE. The 5.x branch supports 32-bit PCMCIA cards. In fact, I'm running FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE on an old laptop without a hitch.
I know people who would pay you for creating shortcuts on their Windows desktop. No kidding. And others don't care about what they're using if everything works properly and don't have to worry about threads like viruses and worms. I guess there are many kinds of people.
Every OS has its pros and cons; Fedora might be easier to install, and FreeBSD is much faster booting up and running aps. I've found KDE to be more responsive on FreeBSD.
I think the command line is more powerful than any flashy GUI. Do they really want to learn something new? That's the point.
It's hard to fight against all that MS monoculture; one OS, one browser, one word processing app,... how boring!!!
I have heard that the next stable release of Debian will be released next year (2005). Too long. Anyway, this month [probably] FreeBSD 4.10 and Slackware Linux 9.2 will be released.:)
Is that hard configuring the X Window System?
Well, it could be intimidating for first-time users, but configuring X doesn't make FreeBSD a not viable option for the desktop. I'm currently using FreeBSD as a desktop OS and don't miss anything (well, sometimes I miss a native Flash plugin for FreeBSD because of that Flash-only sites) and runs faster than any other OS (even faster than Slack). I haven't used Linux emulation on FreeBSD yet 'cause I don't need it.:)
I agree with you; FreeBSD is easier to install than other OSes such as Debian GNU/Linux. I would recommend FreeBSD for those who want to learn Unix. I wouldn't recommend it to everybody. The same goes for Windows.
I just don't get it... there are lots of GPL incompatible licenses and nobody says anything about it. In fact, most Linux distributions ship that software. It seems that the only problem is the GPL license... am I wrong?
GPL Incompatible Licenses:
The original BSD license, the OpenSSL license, the Apache License, the Mozilla Public License, the Netscape License, the PHP license, the Apple Public Source License,...
There are apps on all (or many) Linux distroes that fall under the BSD license. I don't remember all (I'm not a lawyer); just a few such as the mount command, some KDE apps and other kind of stuff with licenses very similar to the BSDL; Apache, Perl, PHP, (they allow you to keep the thing closed-source).
The first thing I did when I got my hands on it was to re-partition its hard drive and install Panther. Then I followed the instructions on setting up the mother of all Linux distributions on it from here.
Are you kidding? There's no "mother of all Linux distributions."
Well I think that they called it Fedora Core because it is/will be the core of RHEL. They test stuff on Fedora and later, when they think it is stable enough, they add it to RHEL.
Slashdot Mirror
One thing...
/System/Settings/
mkdir -p
This would make parent directories as needed.
... wrong, gnorw, wrong!
There are even some hosting companies that advertise their services saying that you'll get a nice account on a Linux 9 server. I recall it was Interland.
BTW, if you visit CmdrTaco's Website, you may read the following thing... Linux What? You haven't heard of Linux? It's an operating system created by Linus Torvalds, and a band of hacks scattered accross the globe.
repeat with me, Linux isn't an operating system, Linux is just a kernel!
proof:
bash-2.05b$ uname -ar
Linux...
Fatal error. No userland found.
I'm sorry to tell you that Linux is just a kernel.
Go and get gnu and bsd tools so I might be something useful. Thanks!
According to this www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=openbsd
OpenBSD 3.5, ships with XFree86 4.4.0
I don't know if the FreeBSD Project has a made a decision about it. What I know is that the latest Production Release (FreeBSD 4.10) comes with XFree86 4.3.0
Nope. They aren't the same. Sometimes the X Window System is called X for shorter. The XFree86 Project produces a freely redistributable open-source implementation of the X Window System. BTW, imagine what had happened if back in the day there were no XFree86 Project. No KDE, no GNOME, no desktop Linux, no X.org, ... and in a few days many people is forgetting about what the XFree86 Project has done and is keep doing... Well, NetBSD hasn't forgetted it as they're shipping it (among others). Patrick has thanked XFree for everything they have done. And don't forget that Slackware Linux has recently changed to X.org
I agree with you. Slackware Linux is user-friendly. I haven't used Gentoo Linux so I can't say anything about it but I have installed FreeBSD and is definitively user-friendly. According to this www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=openbsd
XFree86 4.4.0 is on OpenBSD 3.5. I'm not using OpenBSD 3.5, so I might be wrong.
I have used XFree86 4.4.0 on Slackware Linux and it was OK. I hope they include XFree 4.4.0 on FreeBSD.
Once again, isn't the GPL a problem?
...a PowerBook?
make world
Oops, wrong window!
Wrong!
o p/article.html
This is the most popular FreeBSD-Laptop site. gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/
This is a great resource if your laptop is old. www.cse.ucsc.edu/~dkulp/fbsd/laptop.html
Here you can read an article about FreeBSD on laptops. www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/lapt
If you need more FreeBSD resources, then visit www.n0dez.com/freebsd/
If you've got a 32-bit PCMCIA card on your laptop, use FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE. The 5.x branch supports 32-bit PCMCIA cards. In fact, I'm running FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE on an old laptop without a hitch.
I know people who would pay you for creating shortcuts on their Windows desktop. No kidding. And others don't care about what they're using if everything works properly and don't have to worry about threads like viruses and worms. I guess there are many kinds of people.
... how boring!!!
Every OS has its pros and cons; Fedora might be easier to install, and FreeBSD is much faster booting up and running aps. I've found KDE to be more responsive on FreeBSD.
I think the command line is more powerful than any flashy GUI. Do they really want to learn something new? That's the point.
It's hard to fight against all that MS monoculture; one OS, one browser, one word processing app,
I have heard that the next stable release of Debian will be released next year (2005). Too long. Anyway, this month [probably] FreeBSD 4.10 and Slackware Linux 9.2 will be released. :)
Is that hard configuring the X Window System? Well, it could be intimidating for first-time users, but configuring X doesn't make FreeBSD a not viable option for the desktop. I'm currently using FreeBSD as a desktop OS and don't miss anything (well, sometimes I miss a native Flash plugin for FreeBSD because of that Flash-only sites) and runs faster than any other OS (even faster than Slack). I haven't used Linux emulation on FreeBSD yet 'cause I don't need it. :)
I agree with you; FreeBSD is easier to install than other OSes such as Debian GNU/Linux. I would recommend FreeBSD for those who want to learn Unix. I wouldn't recommend it to everybody. The same goes for Windows.
Why don't you try FreeBSD Unix and/or Slackware Linux? Both are good choices if you're looking for something KISS-compliant.
www.freebsd.org
www.slackware.com
They are running FreeBSD :P
I've just started downloading FreeBSD 5.2.1 from
/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/5.2.1/
;)
FTP site:
planetmirror.com
remote directory:
Happy Unixin'
I just don't get it... there are lots of GPL incompatible licenses and nobody says anything about it. In fact, most Linux distributions ship that software. It seems that the only problem is the GPL license... am I wrong?
...
GPL Incompatible Licenses:
The original BSD license, the OpenSSL license, the Apache License, the Mozilla Public License, the Netscape License, the PHP license, the Apple Public Source License,
GPL Incompatible Licenses
I agree with you. I would like to see FreeBSD on this kind of news as it's a popular open source OS.
There are apps on all (or many) Linux distroes that fall under the BSD license. I don't remember all (I'm not a lawyer); just a few such as the mount command, some KDE apps and other kind of stuff with licenses very similar to the BSDL; Apache, Perl, PHP, (they allow you to keep the thing closed-source).
The first thing I did when I got my hands on it was to re-partition its hard drive and install Panther. Then I followed the instructions on setting up the mother of all Linux distributions on it from here.
Are you kidding? There's no "mother of all Linux distributions."
Are you crazy? The great value of a Mac is Mac OS X, not installing Linux.
Well I think that they called it Fedora Core because it is/will be the core of RHEL. They test stuff on Fedora and later, when they think it is stable enough, they add it to RHEL.
I hope they don't tweak it to work only on IE.
GPL isn't the only license available for open source software. There are BSD-style licenses among many others.
I think that everything could be hacked... the point is how long does it gonna take you?
Wrong! Linux isn't an operating system; it's just a kernel. You need the Linux kernel + the GNU userland to have a *complete* OS.