Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:41:59 -0800 From: "Pedro Giffuni S." <m230761@ingenieria.ingsala.unal.edu.co> To: Lars Koeller <lkoeller@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [comp.os.linux.announce] ....POSIX and other stuff Message-ID: <328CB977.3CB2@ingenieria.ingsala.unal.edu.co> References: <199611150842.JAA12113@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de>
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Lars Koeller wrote: > > ----- > > 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 Hello! Well... actually POSIX wasnīt my idea, NetBSD and OpenBSD are already working on it and I think FreeBSD also has some work going on. Linux is following POSIX because they donīt have enough standards, at least we donīt have a Slackware. Debian, and RedHAT BSD! This movement started because NIST liberated their POSIX conformance test hoping that someone will use it. ISVīs will only look for profit :(, the only interested in POSIX certification are government agencies and contractors. The idea of a compatibility certification for Linux under FreeBSD is not at all bad, but I would be _very_ surprised if Linux developers would accept being certified by another OS. The good part of the idea is that we should know which emulated apps run under Freebsd before buying them! To put it another way, I wouldnīt buy Oracle for SCO right now. Pedro.
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