Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 12:43:55 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: farid.hajji@ob.kamp.net Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Moving FreeBSD towards glibc (or: FreeBSD and Hurd/Mach) Message-ID: <39A9616B.AC5BDF4D@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008252104570.57052-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <39A74783.FF8CF3AF@softweyr.com> <200008261721.e7QHL8V15403@mail-ob.kamp.net>
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Farid Hajji wrote:
>
> > > > are there plans to replace FreeBSD's libc with GNU glibc in the near
> > > > or medium future?
> Thanks for all your replies. I perfectly understand the reasons for avoiding
> GNU copylefted code like glibc in FreeBSD. Using the Hurd/Mach as kernel
> replacement for FreeBSD would indeed require adding the syscall emulation
> feature like in Lites/RT-Mach, linking against FreeBSD's libc and adding
> missing functionality as stubs. I just hoped it would be a bit easier ;-)
I've never found an easy way to do hard work. I don't think anyone would
fault you for trying, though.
> BTW, I don't have any problems with the FreeBSD kernel itself or its libc.
> They are excellent and I'm using them both at home and exclusively for
> mission critical applications. Keep up the good work!
Agreed. ;^)
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