Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:00:05 -0500 From: "John F. Scipione" <jscipio@rochester.rr.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: linux binary compatability Message-ID: <000701bf6b97$468ad2c0$0400a8c0@Ophelia>
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Dear Members of the FreeBSD team:
I am a user of various linux distrobutions, however I am also an =
avid participant of the freebsd project. Freebsd has a much more =
advanced kernel and is generally a more stable and configurable system. =
My main gripe about linux is that the multiple distributions all seem to =
produce incompatabilities with each other as they all tend to use =
different versions of popular applications. Freebsd seems to avoid this =
problem by only being supported by one vendor, namely you, the freebsd =
project. Unfortunatly it seems that the various UNIX applications, like =
those found on www.freshmeat.net, seem to always have some dependency =
on a part of linux and don't work on freebsd with, at the very least, =
being recompiled. Is their an effort of the freebsd project to support =
linux binaries natively, that being, without recompilation. If so, is =
there a mailing list or other resource that I could perhaps contribute =
to? I am very interested in helping this to work and I cannot see that =
it would be at all detriment to the freebsd project. Another question, =
is their any effort to create a package management system for freebsd =
like the ones for linux distrobutions such as redhat, debian and =
stampede? Could you point me in the direction to contribute to that =
project, if such exists, as well? Thank you for your time and effort, I =
hope that such a wonderful and helpful project continues and I hope that =
more users will find their way to freebsd and to all the great people =
who administer the project. =20
Thanks again,
John F. Scipione =20
jscipio@rochester.rr.com
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applications, like those found on <A=20
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least, being recompiled. Is their an effort of the freebsd project =
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is there a mailing list or other resource that I could perhaps =
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well? Thank you for your time and effort, I hope that such a =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks again,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>John F. Scipione </FONT></DIV>
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