From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 26 2:10:17 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.airmail.net (mail.airmail.net [206.66.12.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C660237B7EB for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2000 02:10:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tash@airmail.net) Received: from [10.8.7.2] from [207.136.8.13] by mail.airmail.net (/\##/\ Smail3.1.30.16 #30.438) with esmtp for sender: id ; Sun, 26 Mar 2000 04:00:35 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 4.5 (0410) Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 03:59:52 -0600 Subject: About FreeBSD From: "Brad Tashenberg" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="MS_Mac_OE_3036887992_1563119_MIME_Part" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3036887992_1563119_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit To whom it may concern, I had some questions about the FreeBSD OS but am not sure who's area this would fall into. If they could be directed to the correct contact, I would appreciate it. I am new to the computer area and am interested to learn more in the framework of the operating system aspect. Concerning FreeBSD, I read the information that was offered and some aspects I didn't quite understand (it is my fault because I am very inexperienced). I am leaning toward the Unix platform to allocate my interests. Is FreeBSD a direct descendant of the BSD-Unix operating system? I ask because in the description, it states it as a "Unix-like operating system." I don't understand what that means entirely. Also, is the system fully multi-tasked? Or does that depend on other aspects besides the core OS itself. If so, is it configured also to allocate multi-processor functionality? Or would that also be an additional aspect outside its configurations. The documentation stated that the FreeBSD OS is based with the X-Windows system. When personally altering the system, is it possible to remove this aspect from the system or will this have serious repercussions on the overall system? The last question I have would be is FreeBSD based on a Mach kernel? Or is the kernel uniquely developed by FreeBSD developers themselves. I am aiming this question toward the standard kernel that is received with FreeBSD upon acquiring the OS. In advance I would like to thank you for your time in helping me with these questions. Once again, if these could be directed to the correct contact, I would greatly appreciate it. I hope that everything is going well over there for FreeBSD. Thank you, Brad --MS_Mac_OE_3036887992_1563119_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable About FreeBSD To whom it may concern,

I had some questions about the FreeBSD OS but am not sure who's area this w= ould fall into. If they could be directed to the correct contact, I would ap= preciate it.

I am new to the computer area and am interested to learn more in the framew= ork of the operating system aspect. Concerning FreeBSD, I read the informati= on that was offered and some aspects I didn't quite understand (it is my fau= lt because I am very inexperienced).

I am leaning toward the Unix platform to allocate my interests. Is FreeBSD = a direct descendant of the BSD-Unix operating system? I ask because in the d= escription, it states it as a "Unix-like operating system."= I don't understand what that means entirely. Also, is the system fully mult= i-tasked? Or does that depend on other aspects besides the core OS itself. I= f so, is it configured also to allocate multi-processor functionality? Or wo= uld that also be an additional aspect outside its configurations.

The documentation stated that the FreeBSD OS is based with the X-Windows sy= stem. When personally altering the system, is it possible to remove this asp= ect from the system or will this have serious repercussions on the overall s= ystem?

The last question I have would be is FreeBSD based on a Mach kernel? Or is = the kernel uniquely developed by FreeBSD developers themselves. I am aiming = this question toward the standard kernel that is received with FreeBSD upon = acquiring the OS.

In advance I would like to thank you for your time in helping me with these= questions. Once again, if these could be directed to the correct contact, I= would greatly appreciate it. I hope that everything is going well over ther= e for FreeBSD.

Thank you,

Brad
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