Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:42:33 +0100 From: Lars Koeller <lkoeller@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de> To: pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [comp.os.linux.announce] .... Message-ID: <199611150842.JAA12113@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de> In-Reply-To: m230761's message of Thu, 14 Nov 1996 23:35:54 -0800. <328C1D5A.5A94@ingenieria.ingsala.unal.edu.co>
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----- Hi! Good idea, to certify POSIX compatibility to FreeBSD I think a lot of ISV only looks up if a OS fits some international standards. Lars In message <328C1D5A.5A94@ingenieria.ingsala.unal.edu.co>, "Pedro Giffuni S." writes: >Bakul Shah wrote: >> >> >> What would make sense (from a software developer's point of view) is >> for key FreeBSD developers to work with key LINUX developers and >> come up with a common interface (beyond POSIX). [Add to taste >> statements like `Free OS people can only help themselves and their >> users by uniting. The enemy is not another free OS but M$. ....'] >> >I donīt think LINUX guys will help, they already have much work defining >their own standards :(, in fact many commercial providers dislike LINUX >because of their multiple distributions. POSIX is an important first >step because it applies to commercial and non-commercial UNIX. >A good strategy would be a "certification seal" under FreeBSD (fight >using MS weapons ?): if the app runs under fbsdīs Linux emulation it >will probably run under any Linux, besides most users will want to know >which apps will run under FreeBSD before buying them. > >Pedro. > >
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