Re: Linux with FreeBSD userspace
On Sun, Feb 21, 1999 at 02:08:50PM -0500, Avery Pennarun wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 21, 1999 at 09:22:00PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> > YMMV; I found the console to be quite ugly (especially the block cursor)
> > and did not feel comfortable using it. I use the Linux console more than
> > I do X, though.
>
> The block cursor is just personal preference. There have been Linux kernel
> patches for a long time to provide a block cursor, but I think Linus didn't
> like them for some reason.
>
> What else makes the FreeBSD console ugly? I didn't really notice anything
> problematic (other than csh :)).
Probably csh ;-) I can't remember. I will install 3.1 when I can get a CD.
Previous experiments were with 2.2.5.
Hamish
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