Re: Real BSD Newbie

From: Johnson David (DavidJohnson_at_Siemens.com)
Date: 03/23/04

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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:27:12 -0800

    On Monday 22 March 2004 05:11 pm, Gary Stewart wrote:
    > Hello group,
    > My name is Gary and I am so new I haven't even started using it. I am
    > just looking into it. I use Linux-Mandrake right now. BSD intrigues
    > me though, I understand (tell me if I am wrong) that you can run
    > different OS programs as if they are native.

    You can use most Linux programs as if they were native. Currently I am
    using native Linux Acrobat Reader and Netscape with no problems at all.
    Install them through ports and they just work. I understand that SCO
    binaries work as well, but I can't imagine that you would want to :-P

    > As I move on in my learning of BSD you may hear a lot from me :-)

    Welcome to the club. Just remember that this is not the list for
    technical or installation questions. Send them to -questions instead.
    Read the Handbook and FAQ (or at least the parts that are relevant to
    you). They are very well written.

    David
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