Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 14:14:54 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: kline@tera.com (Gary Kline) Cc: terry@lambert.org, JSINNOTT@POMONA.EDU, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Linux Compatibility Message-ID: <199602052114.OAA16896@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <9602052109.AA06324@tera.com> from "Gary Kline" at Feb 5, 96 01:10:00 pm
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> According to Terry Lambert: > > > > > Exactly how complete is the Linux compatibility? Will only some applications > > > run, or will all? Thanks > > > > Only the vast majority of them will run. 8-). > > Forgive me for asking what might be a silly question, > but is there any reason why FreeBSD cannot be configured > to exec Linux binaries by default? It makes it bigger and it makes a GPL'ed component (the Linux shared libraries) part of the default -- and that's a bad thing. If you choose to install the Linux compatability from the CDROM (or via FTP), you effectively do what you are asking about anyway. Is there a reason you can't just pick one menu item while you are installing? 8-). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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