On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:16:35 +0800 (HKT)
Gelsema, P \(Patrick\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I do agree that microsoft has the benefit of everything together where you
will have to install port and port and package to end up with the same
result.
the problem is that you get 'everything together'
Norberto Meijome writes:
And dont forget WINE as well :)
Respectfully, the list of things WINE will not - by its own
documentation - run and has no expectation of running in the
foreseeable future is immense. Seasonal example for Americans:
TurboTax.
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:33:30 -0400
Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Respectfully, the list of things WINE will not - by its own
documentation - run and has no expectation of running in the
foreseeable future is immense. Seasonal example for Americans:
TurboTax.
sure. and neither
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nejc Škoberne
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:51 AM
To: User Questions
Subject: Replacing Windows with FreeBSD (was: my brother is making me
learn FreeBSD...)
Sorry, but OpenOffice is more
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:40:53AM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote:
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:32:08PM -0800, Donald Laniohan wrote:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all the
information he gave me, that, and any questions I have to make Google my
best
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 06:29:09PM +0100, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
Hello,
2008/3/20, Nerius Landys [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
You could make it a video game server. That's why I set up a FreeBSD
server. I run games/iourbanterror, but there are other games you could
run.
And could FreeBSD
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 01:01:35AM +0800, Gelsema, P (Patrick) wrote:
On Fri, March 21, 2008 00:39, Chad Perrin wrote:
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:50:34AM +0100, Nejc Å koberne wrote:
So you are saying that merely setting up an OpenLDAP server with proper
DNS
configuration and Kerberos
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 08:57:01AM -0700, mdh wrote:
It's been my experience that finding drivers for
hardware created for open source operating systems by
developers within the communities is quite easy, while
such community doesn't exist for windows and you are
100% reliant on the vendor to
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all the
information he gave me, that, and any questions I have to make Google my
best friend, which I have. i remember building my first whitebox, it was a
386 with windows 3.1. I remember when I built my 486 and stole a copy of
On Thu, March 20, 2008 15:32, Donald Laniohan wrote:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all the
information he gave me, that, and any questions I have to make Google my
best friend, which I have. i remember building my first whitebox, it was a
386 with windows
everything you run on windows can be run on Freebsd and more.
Huh? AFAIK FreeBSD can not act as a domain controller for an Microsoft AD.
And this is something you would need in a company full of Windows boxen.
And don't tell me I can throw away Windows and install FreeBSD on hundreds
of clients
On Thu, March 20, 2008 16:18, Nejc koberne wrote:
everything you run on windows can be run on Freebsd and more.
Huh? AFAIK FreeBSD can not act as a domain controller for an Microsoft AD.
AD is nothing more than a big database accessible over LDAP.
You connect to the LDAP database, and when
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:32:08PM -0800, Donald Laniohan wrote:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all the
information he gave me, that, and any questions I have to make Google my
best friend, which I have. i remember building my first whitebox, it was a
386
Hey Patrick,
AD is nothing more than a big database accessible over LDAP.
You connect to the LDAP database, and when you are authenticated you get a
kerberos token.
Clients use SRV records to check for AD services. SRV Records are
supported by BIND. It is possible to run AD and have your
Hiya,
On Thu, March 20, 2008 17:50, Nejc koberne wrote:
Hey Patrick,
AD is nothing more than a big database accessible over LDAP.
You connect to the LDAP database, and when you are authenticated you get
a
kerberos token.
Clients use SRV records to check for AD services. SRV Records are
Donald Laniohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all the
information he gave me, that, and any questions I have to make Google my
best friend, which I have. i remember building my first whitebox, it was a
386 with windows 3.1. I
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Donald Laniohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it.
To add to the Patrick's list:
make it a DAAP music server. See mt-daapd:
$ cat /usr/ports/audio/mt-daapd/pkg-descr
daapd scans a directory for music files and
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:32:08PM -0800, Donald Laniohan wrote:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all the
information he gave me, that, and any questions I have to make Google my
best friend, which I have. i remember building my first whitebox, it was a
386
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:40:53AM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote:
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:32:08PM -0800, Donald Laniohan wrote:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all the
information he gave me, that, and any questions I have to make Google my
best
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 09:18:25AM +0100, Nejc Škoberne wrote:
everything you run on windows can be run on Freebsd and more.
Huh? AFAIK FreeBSD can not act as a domain controller for an Microsoft AD.
And this is something you would need in a company full of Windows boxen.
You're thinking of
It's been my experience that finding drivers for
hardware created for open source operating systems by
developers within the communities is quite easy, while
such community doesn't exist for windows and you are
100% reliant on the vendor to supply working drivers.
If they supply crap drivers, go
Donald Laniohan skrev:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all the
information he gave me, that, and any questions I have to make Google my
best friend, which I have. i remember building my first whitebox, it was a
386 with windows 3.1. I remember when I built my
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:50:34AM +0100, Nejc Škoberne wrote:
So you are saying that merely setting up an OpenLDAP server with proper DNS
configuration and Kerberos authentication could replace Microsoft AD
controller?
How about a group of controllers with all the failover features? Group
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 06:16:35PM +0800, Gelsema, P (Patrick) wrote:
If I had the time I would have tried building an network with Active
Directory running on a Freebsd server. Probably would have failed due to
some microsoft specific thing. Point is still that all the features are
You could make it a video game server. That's why I set up a FreeBSD
server. I run games/iourbanterror, but there are other games you could run.
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:32 AM, Donald Laniohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My task is to build a BSD server and do something with it. That is all
On Fri, March 21, 2008 00:39, Chad Perrin wrote:
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:50:34AM +0100, Nejc Å koberne wrote:
So you are saying that merely setting up an OpenLDAP server with proper
DNS
configuration and Kerberos authentication could replace Microsoft AD
controller?
How about a group of
Hello,
2008/3/20, Nerius Landys [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
You could make it a video game server. That's why I set up a FreeBSD
server. I run games/iourbanterror, but there are other games you could run.
And could FreeBSD be used to become a streaming internet radio
station? Has anyone been doing
Written by Zbigniew Szalbot on 03/20/08 12:29
Hello,
2008/3/20, Nerius Landys [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
You could make it a video game server. That's why I set up a FreeBSD
server. I run games/iourbanterror, but there are other games you could run.
And could FreeBSD be used to become a
Sure, check out the icecast and darkice ports.
Icecast is a server, darkice is a client. There're
also some other useful ports like icegenerator
(automatic mp3 streaming client software).
Take care, mdh
--- Zbigniew Szalbot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
2008/3/20, Nerius Landys [EMAIL
For a kick, tell you brother that free BSD is no good. Install linux
on the server and start your own consulting company!
I mean seriously! 14 replies to a thread about nothing. Let it die everyone!
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 3:32 AM, Donald Laniohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My task is to build a
Written by Edward Capriolo on 03/20/08 13:56
For a kick, tell you brother that free BSD is no good. Install linux
on the server and start your own consulting company!
I mean seriously! 14 replies to a thread about nothing. Let it die everyone!
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 3:32 AM, Donald
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 02:56:02PM -0400, Edward Capriolo wrote:
For a kick, tell you brother that free BSD is no good. Install linux
on the server and start your own consulting company!
I mean seriously! 14 replies to a thread about nothing. Let it die everyone!
Hey, you old grouch.
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