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    GNOME 3 support

    GNOME 2 is still supported since it's the latest stable release..
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    What do you think about Oracle Database?

    I've been wondering what Oracle has over PostgreSQL. Can someone enlighten me :)? I've also been thinking about ditching MySQL and adopting PostgreSQL.
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    How to write in chinese (zh_CN) character?

    Try putting this in ~/.xprofile (don't forget to +x): export LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8 export XMODIFIERS='@im=SCIM' scim -d Note: I have the following ports installed: textproc/scim and chinese/scim-chewing.
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    FBSD 5.3 & New Xeon CPUs / APIC IDs

    Yes, it is the right forum. However, it would probably be a better idea to discuss releases that are supported.
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    China's Kylin OS

    And if the changes are really great, why not merge them back to FreeBSD?
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    dump vs GNU/BSD tar, which one do you use?

    Excellent! I've been looking for this for ages.
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    dump vs GNU/BSD tar, which one do you use?

    This is what I do as well :). I have encountered one problem with this setup though. I can't rsync directories when accessing snapshots with /path/to/fs/.zfs/snapshots/.
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    Increasing disk size

    You can add more disks to RAIDZ or RAIDZ2 in ZFS without recreating the pool. For UFS, add another disk as jem mentioned.
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    FreeBSD 8.1 Apache 1.3 mod PHP 5

    Try using Apache 2.2 instead of 1.3. 1.3 is no longer supported.
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    I have broken php5 Freebsd 8-1

    Or you can use CGI (FastCGI would be better though).
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    freebsd+xfs

    There was some effort to get XFS working on FreeBSD a few years [ago]. However, development stopped at read only.
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    HP servers hardware compatibility

    I think you mean HP. Well, I actually did go through all the server hardware on HP's website. However, I ask out of caution. Sometimes it isn't easy to find whether a RAID card is fully supported, sometimes NICs have problems, etc. It's always safer to ask first. Once, I couldn't install...
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    ZFS superior to UFS for desktop / workstation use?

    To clarify things a bit. First of all, ZFS doesn't need 2 GB to run. 1 GB will do fine, although 2 GB performs better. It can also run on i386. Sometimes a bit of tuning is required. Second of all, ZFS doesn't use all the RAM you have. Usually, a few hundred MB is used. It's also possible...
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    HELP. FreeBSD 81. polling issue,

    Try posting this on the mailing lists. Most of the developers are there, so there's a higher chance of someone taking a look at this.
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    buildworld with gcc44 && binutils from ports

    Take a look at this article: Using newer version of GCC and binutils with the FreeBSD Ports Collection. There are some benefits, such as 10% average increase in binary performance. On multimedia apps, the gain is even more. However, there's also the risk, so remember to backup before trying.
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    HA cluster solution for freebsd

    There's also another page here: HAST.
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    portmaster hints

    It's actually a great tool. Can't even remember the last time I broke anything. Did you read /usr/ports/UPDATING before updating?
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    em0 network card issue Help?

    Can you post the model of your NIC?
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    FreeBSD is safer without swap memory !

    A lot of people use FreeBSD with swap, and people rarely complain about problems, so you might want to look for other possibilities.
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    Periodic no backup

    Or put something like this in your script: PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
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