A novel idea....

2001-04-04 Thread Jason Victor
Hi. I have to have Windows on my computer, and will NOT spoil my perfectly tweaked Debian installation. What I was wondering was: is there a UMSDOS of Phat Linux-type thing for FreeBSD? I think this would be an interesting project to undertake. If there isn't one, and anyone wants to start it, tel

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
* Jason Victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010404 05:17] wrote: > Hi. I have to have Windows on my computer, and will > NOT spoil my perfectly tweaked Debian installation. > What I was wondering was: is there a UMSDOS of Phat > Linux-type thing for FreeBSD? I think this would be an > interesting project

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-04 Thread Mike Bristow
On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 07:54:04AM -0700, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > a) use EXT2 as a backing filesystem > b) use a file in EXT2/msdosfs as a backing node for a virtual >device: > >http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vn&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+4.2-RELEASE&format=html >

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
* Mike Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010404 08:02] wrote: > On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 07:54:04AM -0700, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > > a) use EXT2 as a backing filesystem > > b) use a file in EXT2/msdosfs as a backing node for a virtual > >device: > > >http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-04 Thread Jason Victor
It sounds like a good idea to me. From what I _think_ I understand, I can make some kind of FreeBSD boot floppy, and mount some kind of "virtual partition" containing FreeBSD that is simply a file on my Windows partition how far off-base am I??? If I can do this some way, what are some steps t

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
* Jason Victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010404 11:07] wrote: > It sounds like a good idea to me. From what I _think_ > I understand, I can make some kind of FreeBSD boot > floppy, and mount some kind of "virtual partition" > containing FreeBSD that is simply a file on my Windows > partition how fa

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-04 Thread Andrew Hesford
On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 05:16:02AM -0700, Jason Victor wrote: > Hi. I have to have Windows on my computer, and will > NOT spoil my perfectly tweaked Debian installation. > What I was wondering was: is there a UMSDOS of Phat > Linux-type thing for FreeBSD? I think this would be an > interesting pro

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-05 Thread sean-freebsd-hackers
Read #1, but skip the rest, it's opinion. BSD license, right? Without disagreeing with any of the previous points, let me step into evangelism mode here and borrow/add my own comments. Please take replies to the evangelism list, however (maybe post a variant of this on FreeBSD

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-05 Thread Luigi Rizzo
> 8) For a firewall, ipfw blows the doors off of Linux's > iptables/ipchains/ipmasq/whatever. > > If you want a stateful firewall, look at ipf (also very very > very very very nice!!!) I'm waiting for ipf to get bridging support FreeBSD's ipfw is stafeful as well, and there are no plans (

RE: A novel idea....

2001-04-05 Thread Koster, K.J.
Dear Andrew, > > 18) Ports. 'ya can't forget them. > More importantly, ports that are going to work on all free BSD's. If you haven't been keeping track of Open Packages, those guys have put the pedal to the metal. > > Just my ramblings. I don't evangelize much, but it strikes me > as o

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-07 Thread E.B. Dreger
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 01:40:38 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 20) Multi-staged booting. You don't need to change your MBR when you > install a new kernel (or want to roll back to a different kernel). I > think I've only been stuck high and dry w/o a bootable system twice in > four years

Re: A novel idea....

2001-04-04 Thread Mike Bristow
On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 05:16:02AM -0700, Jason Victor wrote: > Hi. I have to have Windows on my computer, and will > NOT spoil my perfectly tweaked Debian installation. > What I was wondering was: is there a UMSDOS of Phat > Linux-type thing for FreeBSD? Not as far as I know (if UMSDOS of Phat

Should I switch? [was Re: A novel idea....]

2001-04-04 Thread Jason Victor
Wow, thanks alot for all your advice. I just have a couple (read: 412) questions about switching to FreeBSD (if I should do it.) Please keep in mind that I am a hobbyist developer, but am looking to get better. 1. Can I work on the GNOME project under FreeBSD? Does anyone have Ximian GNOME runnin

Re: Should I switch? [was Re: A novel idea....]

2001-04-04 Thread Andrew Hesford
On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 05:46:01PM -0700, Jason Victor wrote: > Wow, thanks alot for all your advice. I just have a > couple (read: 412) questions about switching to > FreeBSD (if I should do it.) Please keep in mind that > I am a hobbyist developer, but am looking to get > better. > > 1. Can I w

Re: Should I switch? [was Re: A novel idea....]

2001-04-04 Thread Spike Gronim
On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 05:46:01PM -0700, Jason Victor wrote: > Wow, thanks alot for all your advice. I just have a > couple (read: 412) questions about switching to > FreeBSD (if I should do it.) Please keep in mind that > I am a hobbyist developer, but am looking to get > better. > > 1. Can I w

Re: Should I switch? [was Re: A novel idea....]

2001-04-05 Thread John Summerfield
> > 7. FreeBSD is developed very rapidly. Especially if you subscribe to > mailing lists, you can see bugs fixed almost as soon as they are > mentioned. New features are added more conservatively, however. New > stuff is tried out in -CURRENT, where the heavy-duty FreeBSD hackers > make it stabl