Some Simple Questions

[Vince Hoffman]

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004, Spuds wrote:

> Hello,

Hi Bryan

>
> My name is Bryan and I am interested in using FreeBSD on my computer. Before I do so, I have a couple of questions I was wondering you could answer.
> 1) Is FreeBSD truly free, as in I don't have to pay for it and can download it at no charge or is FreeBSD just a name?
>
Yes Freebsd is truly free. The only way you would have to pay for it is if
you bought a CD with it on from somewhere like freebsdmall. If you
download it all it costs you is time and bandwidth.

> 2) Is FreeBSD in any way affected by the SCO lawsuits against Linux distributors and commercial users, as I am aware that FreeBSD is based on Unix? I believe it is the fact that Linux may have Unix code, but I am not sure, as I have read many different opinions.
Have a read of http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3415&page=8

>
> 3) Is FreeBSD compatible with Linux software? I believe I read that somewhere.
Some (most ?) Linux apps will run on FreeBSD, see
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html
But most Apps for linux have a native FreeBSD counterpart anyway.

>
> 4) Can FreeBSD run on a laptop that is hardware compatible, as I know some OS's cannot run on laptops but can on desktops?
>
I run freebsd 5.2.1 just fine on my Toshiba Tecra 8100.
have an ask about specifics on the freebsd-mobile list

> Thank you for your time.
>
Vince
> Bryan
>
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