Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 06:50:07 +0530 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, "Preston S. Wiley" <pwiley@cadabra.com>, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>, Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>, Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>, Dann Lunsford <dann@greycat.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Emulation (Was: No port of Opera?) Message-ID: <20000712065007.A32166@physics.iisc.ernet.in> In-Reply-To: <200007120116.SAA18556@usr06.primenet.com>; from tlambert@primenet.com on Wed, Jul 12, 2000 at 01:16:51AM %2B0000 References: <396752A6.ED719837@softweyr.com> <200007120116.SAA18556@usr06.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert said on Jul 12, 2000 at 01:16:51: > > > > Without Linux compatibility, BSD wouldn't have enough of a desktop user > > > > base for a company to even consider a native BSD port. The Linux > > > > compatibility was created to draw in users. (i.e. BSD can do everything > > > > Linux can, including run its binaries, plus this and this and this) > > > > The more users BSD has, the more likely there will be a native BSD port. > > > > > > Given this theory, someone should be going balls-to-the-wall > > > on SCO Xenix and UNIX and Solaris x86 emulations, even if the > > > Linux emulation is broken in the process... > > > > You're right, except none of the above have ANY marketing momentum at this > > time. SCO UNIX and Solaris x86 compatibility would get us some kick-ass > > server apps, though. > > Given this theory, someone should be going balls-to-the-wall > on Windows 2000 emulation, even if the SCO Xenix and UNIX, Solaris > x86 emulation, and Linux emulation are broken in the process... Wine? Rahul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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