Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 19:02:05 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname Message-ID: <19981109190205.46567@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199811091746.JAA10366@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>; from Steve Kargl on Mon, Nov 09, 1998 at 09:46:42AM -0800 References: <199811091713.KAA04612@mt.sri.com> <199811091746.JAA10366@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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On Mon, Nov 09, 1998 at 09:46:42AM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > I am not claiming that my suggested solution is the best solution. > But, we can't ignore the problem exists. At this point time, the > Portland Group has no intention of supporting a native FreeBSD version > of their software. I suspect other commerical vendors will have a > similar attitude (particularly if they know about FreeBSD's linux > emulation). Which is why they should have the LINUX VERSION check for either FreeBSD or Linux. The other option is to create a ports category 'commercial' that is a set of ports of commercial software, to get it to install correctly. It can't be built as packages normally, of course, but it would provide a very nice way of installing and supporting commercial software. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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