Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 22:32:16 +0100 (MET) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co Cc: imp@village.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: SCO Filesystem Message-ID: <199610312132.WAA02245@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <32791483.3734@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> from "Pedro Giffuni S." at Oct 31, 96 01:05:07 pm
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As Pedro Giffuni S. wrote... > I looked around: > Linux has it, it4s called "sysv-fs" and it can be used to mount sco, > coherent and xenix, but they admit the last two will disappear > eventually. Any volunteers? > > Pedro. > > Warner Losh wrote: > > > > In message > > <Pine.A41.3.95.961031091441.18722A-100000@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> > > pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co writes: > > : What about an SCO filesystem? I think there is a Linux code, and "their > > : hardware" is well known. It would be nice to mount it and directly execute > > : programs. > > > > I think the SCO file systems are even well documented somewhere. I've > > been told (and have no way to confirm) that they are, as far as disk > > formats go, the stock SYSV R3 stuff. It shouldn't be overly difficult > > to implement something on FreeBSD. SCO is not stock SYSV R3. They added stuff like bitmaps (?) for free list admin etc. So, it's based on SysV R3 but there have been a number of improvements made by SCO. Wilko _ ____________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl - Arnhem, The Netherlands |/|/ / / /( (_) Do, or do not. There is no 'try' - Yoda --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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