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Date:      Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:10:55 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD certified software (was: WordPerfect 8 for Linux)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810280902260.532-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <36374AFD.CABEEEED@softweyr.com>

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On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Wes Peters wrote:

>> The process of "Work with" should be transparent to the end user. I
>> believe Terry L. proposed simply using existing package dependencies
>> system to determine if software uses the Linuxulator.
>
>So, someone who reports that the SCO version of Froboz Corp FroSQL server
>will work on FreeBSD under the SCO emulator is just noise?  No, this is

(When I use the example of the Linuxulator I am not excluding SCO so no,
the person you mentioned above is not just making noise.)

>a volunteer effort, and we should encourage participation as much as
>possible.  Let's not try to over-complicate this out of existence, this
>project has far too much history of people wanting to build giant infra-
>structure but not being willing to step up and implement it.

I think there is a miscommunication here. 

When I say the process of "Works with" should be transparent I mean that
any software should be as easy to install as a FreeBSD port. The Linux
Netscape port is a prime example. The Linux Netscape is as easy to install
as any native software. This requires no development of a giant
infrastructure.

FWIW, I think that all of the technicalities are already covered by the
ports mechanism and existing FreeBSD technology. I view this branding
effort as an advertising effort and not a technology development effort.

Catchya Later,		|	UW Mechanical Engineering
Jason Wells		|	http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/


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