Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 23:44:21 -0800 (PST) From: Kwoody <kwoody@citytel.net> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD225 and BSDOS2.1/BSDOS3.0 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971031233611.2911A@mybsd.net> In-Reply-To: <19971101103817.20943@lemis.com>
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On Sat, 1 Nov 1997, Greg Lehey wrote: > > Ok, I give... maybe someone can clue me in to what the real issues are? > > IE - what is it about BSDOS2.1 and BSDOS3.0 that are different enough > > that FreeBSD can use or not use programs written for one or the other? > > Clarification or a history lesson please! :) Thanks!!!!! > > BSD/OS 3.0 supports ELF formats. Programs for 3.0 could thus be in > ELF, and we don't support it yet. 2.1 programs are in the same a.out > format as FreeBSD. 3.0 still supports a.out, so it's quite possible > that you can run 3.0 programs on FreeBSD, but you can't count on it. Is BSD/OS 2.1/3.0 based on the same sources that FreeBSD is based upon? I had access to a BSDI 2.1 server for a few months and man was it fast! (its being used for other purposes now, and in its place is AIX 3.2) It was during this time that I discovered the other *BSD os's and decided to convert one of my machines to FreeBSD, and I very glad I did. Its become my primary machine in fact. Keith.
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