From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 11 06:48:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA18726 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 06:48:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA18669 for ; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 06:48:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id IAA14386; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:47:32 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199803111447.IAA14386@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: Will Linux applications run in FreeBSD??? To: dustpika@hotmail.com (Dustin Pika) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:47:32 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <19980311054828.27390.qmail@hotmail.com> from Dustin Pika at "Mar 10, 98 09:48:28 pm" X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a previous message, Dustin Pika said: > I have a followup question: > > Since FreeBSD and Linux packages are both Unix based opperating systems, > will Linux applications run/compile in FreeBSD??? Yes, but not for the reason you gave. Linux apps will run on FreeBSD because FreeBSD has a Linux emulator that runs quite well. -- The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. -- Albert Einstein To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message