Date: Tue, 02 Sep 1997 19:30:07 +0200 From: Gianmarco Giovannelli <gmarco@scotty.masternet.it> To: 026809r@dragon.acadiau.ca (Michael Richards) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD or Linux Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19970902193007.00905940@scotty.masternet.it> In-Reply-To: <199709021513.MAA28988@dragon.acadiau.ca>
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At 12.13 02/09/97 -0300, you wrote: >Hi! Hi, I have a thinkpad 365xd too (for a little time yet, I am waiting a ti 6160...) I installed both 2.2-release and 3.0 snapshot of the early June without any problem at all... >I have a laptop (ThinkPad 365XD) that is preloaded with Win'95 and Linux. Strange, with Linux too ???? >Here are some problems: >X does not work in 800X600 with the ThinkPad Cyber9320 graphics. The screen >goes white when you try to change to text mode. I am able to use Xfree3.2 at 800x600x256 without any problem, I can send my Xfree config file ... >What are the chances that I can upgrade to freeBSD without too many >problems? All I really want is a unix laptop system that works with our DHCP >implementation and 800x600 graphics. 800x600 is ok, DHCP I don't know, even if I use Thinkpad with an 3com 3c589c (pcmcia) >I looked through all of the netscape site and I did not see anthing on >freebsd Netscape. Is there really any good reason to abandon Linux for >FreeBSD? A FreeBSD version is on the ftp site of Netscape , v4.02b7 >I like Ext2 and I think UFS is kinda old and clunky. What makes BSD any >better than linux besides security issues? I have tried both Linux and FreeBSD, but the second is in my humble opinion better in every aspect. Regards... Gianmarco "Unix expert since yesterday" Home page: http://www2.masternet.it/~gmarco Server page: http://www2.masternet.it/
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