FreeBSD vs. Linux || Possibly wrong list
I've been doing a LOT of reading, and I can't seem to find anything resembling a clear answer. The one truth I've found is this, there are more 'stupid' Linux users than there are FreeBSD users. So I figured I'd ask this to a FreeBSD mailing list, as opposed to a Linux one. 1) What is the BIG difference between FreeBSD and Linux? Is it truly a 'big' difference, or do people just exaggerate the truth? 2) Since FreeBSD offers its 'Linux Compatibility' - will that allow me to use programs that were written on and for a Red Hat version of Linux? FreeBSD is what I know and love, but now I'm starting to use it as a desktop (KDE 3 / XFree86 4.2) and I just want to make sure that I'm not missing out on people's applications (home based) that seem to only be written for Linux. ~ Matthew To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux || Possibly wrong list
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 02:24:48PM -0400, MET wrote: I've been doing a LOT of reading, and I can't seem to find anything resembling a clear answer. The one truth I've found is this, there are more 'stupid' Linux users than there are FreeBSD users. So I figured That is just because there are more Linux users than FreeBSD users overall. I'd ask this to a FreeBSD mailing list, as opposed to a Linux one. 1) What is the BIG difference between FreeBSD and Linux? Is it truly a 'big' difference, or do people just exaggerate the truth? It depends on what level you look at. The internals of the kernel is quite different between Linux and FreeBSD for example, and the development model has some significant differences, but from the viewpoint of a normal user there isn't much of a difference. Some details differ but most things are the same, or at least very similar. This is true (to varying degrees) of all Unix variants. From a users point of view most things are quite similar between them, but some details are different. 2) Since FreeBSD offers its 'Linux Compatibility' - will that allow me to use programs that were written on and for a Red Hat version of Linux? With the exceptions of device drivers and things like that, yes. FreeBSD is what I know and love, but now I'm starting to use it as a desktop (KDE 3 / XFree86 4.2) and I just want to make sure that I'm not missing out on people's applications (home based) that seem to only be written for Linux. Most Linux applications should run fine on FreeBSD. Some exceptions undoubtedly exist but those are indeed exceptions rather than the rule. -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux || Possibly wrong list
1) What is the BIG difference between FreeBSD and Linux? Is it truly a 'big' difference, or do people just exaggerate the truth? 2) Since FreeBSD offers its 'Linux Compatibility' - will that allow me to use programs that were written on and for a Red Hat version of Linux? Matthew, I found the following website helpful when I was investigating similar questions... http://www.cons.org/cracauer/freebsd.html HTH, Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux || Possibly wrong list
-Original Message- From: Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MET [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:37:50 +0200 Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux || Possibly wrong list On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 02:24:48PM -0400, MET wrote: [snip] 2) Since FreeBSD offers its 'Linux Compatibility' - will that allow me to use programs that were written on and for a Red Hat version of Linux? With the exceptions of device drivers and things like that, yes. FreeBSD is what I know and love, but now I'm starting to use it as a desktop (KDE 3 / XFree86 4.2) and I just want to make sure that I'm not missing out on people's applications (home based) that seem to only be written for Linux. Most Linux applications should run fine on FreeBSD. Some exceptions undoubtedly exist but those are indeed exceptions rather than the rule. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Just a quick caveat to the generally true statement that Erik makes - (1) If an app hasn't been ported, that may mean there are difficulties getting it to run under FreeBSD. For instance, I'd love to try Valgrind, Kylix and VMWare 3, but I'm guessing their absence from ports means no one's been able to get them working right on FreeBSD yet. (2) I generally find it's best to use the port where one exists - the port has been done by someone who knows a lot more than I do about FreeBSD and the ported app. OTOH, once in a while there's a nice app that no one's gotten around to porting yet - e.g., the Psi Jabber client, before Jonathan Chen was nice enough to do the honors. Or a port will be packaged as part of the GNOME or KDE environments, and I'd prefer to use it without all the baggage; this was true of the Rox-filer file manager, but (happily) no longer. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux || Possibly wrong list
Hello, One of the major caveats to the FreeBSD--Linux compatibility is Java applications. This may just be in my case, but I am having absolutely no luck getting a lot of Java based applications to work on FreeBSD that work just fine on Solaris and Linux. Also, multimedia stuff is also problematic. So, if you are a serious Java developer and like using an IDE other than Emacs I would seriously consider before moving to FreeBSD on the desktop. Regards, Weston On Tuesday 24 September 2002 07:03 pm, Jud wrote: -Original Message- From: Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MET [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:37:50 +0200 Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux || Possibly wrong list On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 02:24:48PM -0400, MET wrote: [snip] 2) Since FreeBSD offers its 'Linux Compatibility' - will that allow me to use programs that were written on and for a Red Hat version of Linux? With the exceptions of device drivers and things like that, yes. FreeBSD is what I know and love, but now I'm starting to use it as a desktop (KDE 3 / XFree86 4.2) and I just want to make sure that I'm not missing out on people's applications (home based) that seem to only be written for Linux. Most Linux applications should run fine on FreeBSD. Some exceptions undoubtedly exist but those are indeed exceptions rather than the rule. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Just a quick caveat to the generally true statement that Erik makes - (1) If an app hasn't been ported, that may mean there are difficulties getting it to run under FreeBSD. For instance, I'd love to try Valgrind, Kylix and VMWare 3, but I'm guessing their absence from ports means no one's been able to get them working right on FreeBSD yet. (2) I generally find it's best to use the port where one exists - the port has been done by someone who knows a lot more than I do about FreeBSD and the ported app. OTOH, once in a while there's a nice app that no one's gotten around to porting yet - e.g., the Psi Jabber client, before Jonathan Chen was nice enough to do the honors. Or a port will be packaged as part of the GNOME or KDE environments, and I'd prefer to use it without all the baggage; this was true of the Rox-filer file manager, but (happily) no longer. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
