Comments on: Review: My good ol’ friend FreeBSD (actually PC-BSD 7.1) http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/05/19/review-my-good-ol-friend-freebsd-actually-pc-bsd-71/ The blog of Petros Koutoupis. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: admin http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/05/19/review-my-good-ol-friend-freebsd-actually-pc-bsd-71/#comment-4525 admin Thu, 21 May 2009 11:49:49 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/05/19/review-my-good-ol-friend-freebsd-actually-pc-bsd-71/#comment-4525 Allen, >from the repositories is installed into its basic divisions >of /usr/bin, /usr/share, and in some cases /usr/games. As is the case with any other distribution. I am talking more of the 3rd party applications. In my experience this has not always been the case. >Also, why would you need to use winrar on a unix or linux based system? This is something that you would have to ask the PC-BSD developers. I believe that they are attempting to establish a strong familiarity to the user of Microsoft Windows so that their transition from one OS to another can be an easy one. I installed it to see how the PBI went (especially integrated with WINE). You will find a few applications in the pbiDIR that don't really make much sense in a UNIX environment. For example, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint viewers, etc. Allen,

>from the repositories is installed into its basic divisions
>of /usr/bin, /usr/share, and in some cases /usr/games.

As is the case with any other distribution. I am talking more of the 3rd party applications. In my experience this has not always been the case.

>Also, why would you need to use winrar on a unix or linux based system?

This is something that you would have to ask the PC-BSD developers. I believe that they are attempting to establish a strong familiarity to the user of Microsoft Windows so that their transition from one OS to another can be an easy one. I installed it to see how the PBI went (especially integrated with WINE). You will find a few applications in the pbiDIR that don’t really make much sense in a UNIX environment. For example, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint viewers, etc.

]]> By: Allen http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/05/19/review-my-good-ol-friend-freebsd-actually-pc-bsd-71/#comment-4504 Allen Thu, 21 May 2009 05:16:45 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/05/19/review-my-good-ol-friend-freebsd-actually-pc-bsd-71/#comment-4504 I'm not entirely sure what you mean about consistency with the /opt path. Generally, at least under debian based systems, all software from the repositories is installed into its basic divisions of /usr/bin, /usr/share, and in some cases /usr/games. The only exceptions to this are third party non-repo software packages that are installed to the /opt directory and that usually don't work quite as well as the repo packages. Also, why would you need to use winrar on a unix or linux based system? file-roller and ark are far more capable at compression and decompression and the rar and unrar packages are generally available through repos. I’m not entirely sure what you mean about consistency with the /opt path. Generally, at least under debian based systems, all software from the repositories is installed into its basic divisions of /usr/bin, /usr/share, and in some cases /usr/games. The only exceptions to this are third party non-repo software packages that are installed to the /opt directory and that usually don’t work quite as well as the repo packages.

Also, why would you need to use winrar on a unix or linux based system? file-roller and ark are far more capable at compression and decompression and the rar and unrar packages are generally available through repos.

]]> By: W. Anderson http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/05/19/review-my-good-ol-friend-freebsd-actually-pc-bsd-71/#comment-4489 W. Anderson Thu, 21 May 2009 02:27:15 +0000 http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/05/19/review-my-good-ol-friend-freebsd-actually-pc-bsd-71/#comment-4489 Similar to your experiences, I have been a UNIX (Solaris and FreeBSD) and GNU/Linux user for many years. While there is certainly more flexibility in the Linux realm, I feel more comfortable with UNIX and FreeBSD - PCBSD now for past three years. My only concerns are not with the project developers or FreeBSD organization, but with entities like Adobe, Microsoft and others who purposely try and make life miserable for BSD (and Linux) users. Even recently, I cannot access CNN.COM videos - receiving error message that "my platform" is not supported. Yet I freely access CBS, NBC/MSNBC, Fox, PBS et al with no problems what-so-ever. Until and unless more "open standards" for technologies are mandated by government, business, academia and citizenry, the great capabilities and features of FreeBSD/PCBSD cannot be fully appreciated. W. Anderson wanderson@nac.net Similar to your experiences, I have been a UNIX (Solaris and FreeBSD) and GNU/Linux user for many years. While there is certainly more flexibility in the Linux realm, I feel more comfortable with UNIX and FreeBSD - PCBSD now for past three years.
My only concerns are not with the project developers or FreeBSD organization, but with entities like Adobe, Microsoft and others who purposely try and make life miserable for BSD (and Linux) users. Even recently, I cannot access CNN.COM videos - receiving error message that “my platform” is not supported. Yet I freely access CBS, NBC/MSNBC, Fox, PBS et al with no problems what-so-ever.
Until and unless more “open standards” for technologies are mandated by government, business, academia and citizenry, the great capabilities and features of FreeBSD/PCBSD cannot be fully appreciated.

W. Anderson
wanderson@nac.net

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