Re: basics

Thanks for the welcome Jack, very good, do have a question about seamonkey, i
know firefox has some issues as i used to use it which i think was mozilla
from memory? does seamonkey have any issues? particularlly security issues
as thats the main reason for going openbsd in the first place. Is there any
advantage of running openbsd on a std laptop (with no other os) as opposed
to running it on a apple laptop with no other os, im thinking one type of
hardware design may make the machine more secure and function smoother over
the other. If java is not part of openbsd can openbsd still view the scripts
that java would normally see ie. openbsd doesnt have a issue trying to view
scrips, if so how do you go around this? who makes openoffice? is it free?
last one is what other bsd os is there beside open and freebsd? whats the
real big difference between them? on a basic level. Thanks......... Keep
Rockin.

 

jwoehr wrote:
> 
> wickedstuff wrote:
>> Hi, i dont know a great deal about openbsd and would be greatful for some
>> basic answers to my questions.
>>   
> 
> Welcome to the nerdly and crochety OpenBSD community!
> 
>> First is can openbsd be installed on the run the mill pc or laptop that
>> you
>> buy in the shops that normally runs windows or on the other side a second
>> hand apple laptop with no OS.
> 
> Yes and yes.
> 
>>  what do you
>> use as a browser for openbsd,
> 
> 
> Seamonkey which is Mozilla which is Netscape. Java exists only on
> PC/Laptop kinda machine. Flash (gnash) exists but may not work good
> enuff to be useful.
> 
> 
> 
>>  also what do you use for office functions like
>> word/excel/power point etc.
> 
> OpenOffice.
> 
>>  Last one is can you run MT4 trading platform in
>> openbsd? as i know MT4 is designed for windows. Id very greatful for some
>> answers as im on a learnign curve here. thanks.
>>   
> 
> That's a kewl idea. I don't know the answer. Someone else will probably
> post
> after the sun rises in North America :)
> 
> -- 
> Jack J. Woehr            # I run for public office from time to time. It's
> like
> http://www.well.com/~jax # working out at the gym, you sweat a lot, don't
> get
> http://www.softwoehr.com # anywhere, and you fall asleep easily
> afterwards.
> 
> 
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