Hi, On 9/23/05, Anton Velev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello KDE on FreeBSD Team, > > I am Anton Velev, I am using KDE since 1.1.2 version, and FreeBSD since > 4.8. I am actially ex-Linux user. > > I've successfully built and configured diskless Desktop, based on > FreeBSD and KDE. And I'd like to share this experience by contributing > an article. What makes it amazing is that everything just works > (finally), exactly the same way as it was working when having HDD, after > many unexpected issues.
And by saying "disk less" you mean?.. Is it loaded via TFTP, or from floppy/CD/USB stick/whatever? > > I am also willing to contribute (in a collaboration eventaully with you > guys, or some other BSD guys), some scripts and config files (or patches > to them), that would make it possible for everyone to do the same. > > My configuration is FreeBSD 5.4 and KDE 3.4.2. All the KDE apps I tested > work just fine, including the xine-based video played in Noatun, other > (non-kde) apps that also fully work are openoffice.org-2.0.beta2, > mozilla-1.7.11_1,2, firefox-1.0.6_5,1, jdk-1.4.2p7_1, gaim-1.5.0, > xmms-esound-1.2.10_4. Umh, well, it's pretty easy to do it by using sysutils/tinybsd anyway. I use similar "home-made" system in my work as my boss didn't like an idea of installing some strange OS in one of his computers... > > Attached is a screenshot of my working diskless KDE, showing konsole > with all the mounts. > > If you are interested in contribution of 1) article, 2) scripts & config > files, please let me know. I do, but as I'm not a FreeBSD developer, I wouldn't be able to help you with hosting this somewhere on kde.org Maybe let's write an article, put it somewhere and let Google catch the phrase "disk less freebsd"? :-) > > Note: I am not sure if I am contacting the right guy using this email > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), so if you are not, please forward me to the right > guy. Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > Anton > > PS: Thanks for all your efforts for porting KDE to FreeBSD! > _______________________________________________ > kde-freebsd mailing list > [email protected] > http://freebsd.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-freebsd > -- Linas Valiukas gsm: +370 687 65 870 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] icq: 147235316 _______________________________________________ kde-freebsd mailing list [email protected] http://freebsd.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-freebsd
