On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:08:37 -0600 "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Apr 27, 2006, at 2:52 PM, Bill Moran wrote: > > > On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:47:37 -0500 > > James Riendeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Why? Mac OS X has a complete unix freebsd-like core called darwin > >> ( http://www.darwin.org ). There's no reason to install freebsd on > >> it. Just install Mac Developer Tools (included in the Applications > >> folder), compile your favorite progs and go. > > > > Have you actually tried this? Installing ports from FreeBSD is about > > 50x easier than getting software compiled/installed on a Mac. I've > > been working with the Macs here at the office for a few weeks, and > > I've > > come to realize just how wonderfully well-maintained FreeBSD's ports > > are! > > > > I'd take FreeBSD over MacOS any day. Perhaps it will get better over > > time, but I'm not impressed with it right now. > > Depends what you are trying to do but there are two "ports" systems > for Mac OS X which make it about (they say) as easy as the FreeBSD > ports system. One is called "fink" and the other something like > "darwin-ports". Also, many popular packages now exist in precompiled > app form or with installer packages. I haven't tried Fink, but that's because a number of people warned me to avoid it. That could have been bad info, though. darwin-ports didn't work for me at all. I could get it to do nothing once installed. The instructions seemed simple enough, but just didn't work. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc. **************************************************************** IMPORTANT: This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient (or the individual responsible for the delivery of this message to an intended recipient), please be advised that any re-use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. **************************************************************** _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
