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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: BSD/OS Binaries - Netscape Servers ?
To: betul@mukt.phillynews.com (Rajiv Pant)
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 17:58:07 -0700 (MST)
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> I was wondering if FreeBSD can run BSD/OS Binaries. In particular,
> the Netscape netsite servers ?

Yes.  Including the secure sockets layer (credit card authentication) stuff.

> How about SCO Unix binaries ?

Yes for many of them.  FreeBSD does not have IBCS2 install tools,
however, so installation can be tricky if the software uses SVR3
or SCO package installation (ie: it took me an hour longer than
it would have to install SVR3 Sybase for a Human Genome Project
database mirror for a geneticist friend of mine).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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