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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:42:33 +0100
From: Lars Koeller <lkoeller@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de>
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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.
>
>