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Date:      Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:34:59 +0200
From:      Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Opinion requested: contents of "instant workstation" port
Message-ID:  <3C22E623.E0DB4919@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <20011221160334.B11728@monorchid.lemis.com>

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Greg Lehey wrote:
> 
> Some months ago I added an "instant workstation" metaport, intended to
> be installed by people who had bought my book.  After the Wind River
> fracas, I am finally getting back to finishing the fourth edition of
> the book, and I'm reconsidering the content of the port.  I'd be
> grateful for any suggestions.  I'm attaching the current text of the
> chapter describing it.  I'd like some opinions on things to remove or
> add to the list.

I'd recommend to add Evolution into the list - it's really the best
GUI e-mail client I've ever tried on FreeBSD. Also Mozilla is stable
enough to recommend it instead of Netscape, however it requires
reasonably decent machine to run.

-Maxim

> 
> Greg
> 
> Instant workstation
> ___________________
> 
> The  ``instant  workstation''  port  installs  a  number  of  the  more popular
> packages, and allows you to be productive right away.  At a later point you may
> find that you prefer other software, in which case you can install it.
> 
> The instant workstation includes the following packages:
> 
> o acroread is the Acrobat reader, a utility for reading and printing PDF files.
> 
> o bash2 is the shell recommended in this book.
> 
> o cdrecord is a utility to burn CD-Rs.
> 
> o dos2unix is a small utility for converting Microsoft  text  formats  to  UNIX
>   format.  It does not convert formats such as Microsoft Word and RTF.
> 
> o emacs21 is the GNU Emacs editor recommended in this book.
> 
> o fetchmail is a program for fetching mail from POP mailboxes.
> 
> o ghostscript  is  a  PostScript  interpreter.   It  can  be  used  to  display
>   PostScript on an X display, or to print it out on a non-PostScript printer.
> 
> o grip provides an automated frontend for MP3 encoders, letting you take a disc
>   and transform it easily straight into MP3s.
> 
> o The gimp is designed to provide an intuitive graphical interface to a variety
>   of image editing operations.
> 
> o gnupg is an encryption program.
> 
> o gv is a utility which works with ghostscript to display PostScript  on  an  X
>   display.   It allows magnification and paging, both of which ghostscript does
>   not do easily.
> 
> o ispell is a spell check program.
> 
> o kde is the desktop environment recommended in this book.
> 
> o mkisofs is a program to create CD-R images.
> 
> o mutt is the mail user agent (MUA, or mail reader) recommended in this book.
> 
> o netscape47-communicator is a web browser.
> 
> o postfix is the mail transfer agent (MTA) recommended in this book.
> 
> o smbfs it is a complete  kernel  side  implementation  of  SMB  requester  and
>   filesystem, used for accessing Microsoft's SMB file system.
> 
> o xamp is a graphical MPEG player.
> 
> o xtset  is  a  utility to set the title of an xterm window.  It is used by the
>   .bashrc file installed with the package.
> 
> o xmms is an X-based multimedia player.
> 
> o xv is a program to display images, in particular jpeg and gif.
> 
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