Desktop Install Option

2009-08-19 Thread Sabeeh Baig
So, I've been wondering about something. FreeBSD is a general purpose operating system, even though it has historically only heavily been used on servers. Why is it that FreeBSD doesn't provide a desktop installation, something similar to say Debian's option of Standard Desktop? For those who

Linux binaries on FreeBSD

2009-03-20 Thread Sabeeh Baig
Does Maya for Linux run on FreeBSD via the compatibility layer? Also, does a recent version of Matlab for Linux run on FreeBSD via the compatibility layer? The Handbook only mentions Matlab 6.3, which is very old and dated. Sabeeh ___