Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:24:33 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Emulation (Was: No port of Opera?) Message-ID: <396BC8D1.67E4D1E8@softweyr.com> References: <200007120116.SAA18556@usr06.primenet.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Terry Lambert wrote:
>
> > > > Without Linux compatibility, BSD wouldn't have enough of a desktop user
> > > > base for a company to even consider a native BSD port. The Linux
> > > > compatibility was created to draw in users. (i.e. BSD can do everything
> > > > Linux can, including run its binaries, plus this and this and this)
> > > > The more users BSD has, the more likely there will be a native BSD port.
> > >
> > > Given this theory, someone should be going balls-to-the-wall
> > > on SCO Xenix and UNIX and Solaris x86 emulations, even if the
> > > Linux emulation is broken in the process...
> >
> > You're right, except none of the above have ANY marketing momentum at this
> > time. SCO UNIX and Solaris x86 compatibility would get us some kick-ass
> > server apps, though.
>
> Given this theory, someone should be going balls-to-the-wall
> on Windows 2000 emulation, even if the SCO Xenix and UNIX, Solaris
> x86 emulation, and Linux emulation are broken in the process...
Someone is. I'm sure they could use your help.
Please take Brett with you. ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?396BC8D1.67E4D1E8>