RE: KVM switch vs. FreeBSD psm driver

2001-01-06 Thread SteveB
I have the same problem with Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. I am using assorted MS wheel mice. Windows I can get to recover, by switching back and forth a couple times. Linux sometimes the problem goes away if I config X for a generic two-button mouse and no three button emulation. FreeBSD the on

RE: FreeBSD vs. Linux, Solaris, and NT

2000-12-25 Thread SteveB
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Dillon > Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 12:59 AM > To: Peter Seebach > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT > > > You guys can argue the GPL thing to death

RE: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT)

2000-12-24 Thread SteveB
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Wes Peters > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 11:29 PM > To: Drew Eckhardt > Cc: SteveB; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs >

RE: FreeBSD vs. Linux, Solaris, and NT

2000-12-23 Thread SteveB
Name calling is starting to backfire on the Linux community and there is no reason to drag the 'BSD community down the same path. Some of the journalist in the Linux world are realizing the amount of energy being wasted slamming MS and anything non-Linux. New comers to Linux are getting intimida

RE: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT

2000-12-21 Thread SteveB
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Jeremiah Gowdy > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 11:30 PM > To: SteveB; Drew Eckhardt; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT >> Trouble is

RE: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT

2000-12-21 Thread SteveB
Trouble is there is no consistency in the rulings. Hardware decisions in general are mirrors of software cases. Hardware reverse engineering tends to be legal. But with software they use Clean programmer, Dirty programmer. In other words you can write a program exactly like another, if you can p

RE: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT)

2000-12-21 Thread SteveB
> -Original Message- > From: Drew Eckhardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 12:15 PM > To: SteveB > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs > Linux, Solaris, > and NT) > > > In mes

RE: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT)

2000-12-21 Thread SteveB
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 9:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs > Linux, Solaris, > and NT) > > >In the open source > >world is there a official QA proc

RE: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT)

2000-12-21 Thread SteveB
Here's the thing about open software that still concerns me. My background is with the major software development tools companies, so that is my point of reference. It is great that code is available and fixes are made and pushed out, but who is doing real testing of these fixes. Sure the obvious

kernel type

2000-12-15 Thread SteveB
Sorry for such a basic question, but I have been looking and can't find the answer. Is FreeBSD as microkernel or monolithic kernel like Linux? Can someone point me to the answer/ TIA Steve B. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of t

Porting Linux to FreeBSD

2000-11-14 Thread Steveb 99
How different is Linux from FreeBSD when it comes to porting code. Nothing specific just in general, are there major differences or small differences. Assuming same hardware just OS is different. Device driver vs applications. What areas are the gottcha's? Steve B. To Unsubscribe: send mail