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Subject: Re: Linux kernel compatability
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On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 01:42:14PM -0800, Matthew Jacob wrote:
> >> BTW, I have nothing against having source level Linux compatibility in
> >> some places, because resulting binary will be FreeBSD one in any case,=
 but
> >> I'm strongly against executable binary compatibility level.
> >
>=20
> Hmm. Well, that's a non-starter. Storage vendors provide tools for Linux=
=20
> and Windows. That's it. Those tools have to be used on FreeBSD.=20
> Therefore, binary execution of such tools, and the infrastructure to=20
> support that, is pretty much mandatory.

Minimal Windows required to run storage configuration tools may run just=20
=66rom USB flash drive, you don't need to infect FreeBSD just for that.

--=20
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