Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 18:47:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Viktor Madarasz <viktormadarasz@SDF.ORG> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Evilham <contact@evilham.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question (fwd) Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.21.2004081843300.23527@otaku.sdf.org> In-Reply-To: <20200408202549.873d7b41.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <alpine.NEB.2.21.2004070755410.29692@sdf.lonestar.org> <fd51e9d5-4499-41ad-8c33-a0481eb26ad1@yggdrasil.evilham.com> <alpine.NEB.2.21.2004081537450.9589@otaku.sdf.org> <20200408200149.8d6464a3.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.NEB.2.21.2004081809570.23527@otaku.sdf.org> <20200408202549.873d7b41.freebsd@edvax.de>
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I remember when Red Hat Linux was a free Operating System :) but we shall say no more :) FreeBSD still has the linux compatibility layer? i had the impression it was phased out at some point or not really spoken about for some time? I go check about Ports on FreeBSD Viktor On Wed, 8 Apr 2020, Polytropon wrote: > Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 20:25:49 +0200 > From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> > To: Viktor Madarasz <viktormadarasz@SDF.ORG> > Cc: Evilham <contact@evilham.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Question (fwd) > > On Wed, 8 Apr 2020 18:10:59 +0000 (UTC), Viktor Madarasz wrote: >> Well the only thing it reminds me is the system slackware used called >> Slackbuilds.. seems remotely similar.. > > Yes, there is (was?) something comparable over in Linux land. > If I remember correctly, Gentoo also supported a more or less > standardized infrastructure to obtain sources from a repository > and build applications from it, instead of manually downloading > tar-balls, extracting them, "./configure && make && make install", > or, today's fashion, "curl myapp.example.com | sudo bash". Wait, > today git must always be involved... :-) > > By the way, Slackware was my introduction to Linux on the PC. > I still have the 2 CD jewel case and the magazine. > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > viktormadarasz@sdf.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.org
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