From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 4 03:32:48 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id DAA22560 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:32:48 -0800 Received: from ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov (root@ix-sb1-06.ix.netcom.com [204.32.201.38]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id DAA22552 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:32:43 -0800 Received: (from d_burr@localhost) by ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov (8.6.11/8.6.9) id DAA06361; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:32:18 -0800 Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:32:16 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr X-Sender: d_burr@ncc-1701-d To: Craig Shrimpton cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux emulation In-Reply-To: <199512032043.PAA02007@solar.os.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk On Sun, 3 Dec 1995, Craig Shrimpton wrote: > > Has anyone gotten linux emulation working properly under 2.1.0R? It always > >tells me it can't load /lib/ld.so. > > Why would anyone want to "emulate" Linux? I simply grab the sources of my > favorite apps and re-compile for BSD. This is fine and dandy, but will not work for, e.g., DOOM, which doesn't give you the source. Linux Netscape is also better than FreeBSD/BSDi Netscape in that it supports JAVA applets, and other cool stuff, and some people like to run that browser instead. Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 TEL (805)564-1871 / FAX 564-2315 / WWW http://www.geopages.com/WallStreet/2072 PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or on Public Key Servers. ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. **