Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 16:38:34 +0000 From: Duraid <latif2221@home.com> To: mij@osdn.com, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: freebsd and kde Message-ID: <3A97E38A.7D351B3C@home.com> References: <3A97CBB7.97E71F43@home.com> <20010224154639.A73090@guinness.osdn.com>
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you mean everything that is compiled from source is 100% compatible with freebsd? then what does it mean writing application for linux? and does freebsd differs from linux only by the kernel, ie it uses the same libraries and compilers? then why do they call the applications ports.. doesn't porting an application mean modifying the source to suite the operating system? sorry, lot's of questions... but im tired looking and solving problems with library mismatch and differences between distributions... i need an already OPERATING system...and i like the idea that freebsd comes with these things taken care of.. am i wrong? Duraid Jim Mock wrote: > On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 at 14:56:55 +0000, Duraid wrote: > > does kde 2 run on freebsd? or it needs a linux emulator? > > Yes it runs on FreeBSD. > > You seem to be confused. KDE is not Linux specific, nor is probably 99% > of the other stuff you're running on Linux. The only stuff the binary > compatibility layer (note I didn't say emulation, because it's not > emulation) is used for is things that are shipped in a Linux binary for > only. Like Word Perfect. Or Star Office. Or Acrobat Reader. The rest > you can compile from source, or even better, use the ports collection. > > - jim > > -- > - jim mock <mij@osdn.com> - O|S|D|N - open source development network - > - http://www.freebsdzine.org/ - jim@freebsdzine.org - jim@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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