Re: [SLUG] Difference in BSD and Linux

From: Russell Hires (rhires@earthlink.net)
Date: Sat Sep 13 2003 - 17:47:40 EDT


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So what you're asking is a technical question? My questions about BSD vs Linux
kernels is always about some kind of "why one vs the other?" philosophical
differences and why Linux gets buzz when the BSDs don't. But I'm thinking
this is really about binary compatibility. I believe that *BSD kernels can
run Linux apps natively, whereas Linux kernels can't run *BSD apps natively.
I think also that *BSD is different from Linux in a similar way as Unix(tm)
is different from Linux. It's the same architecture, and they operate in the
same way, but they are still different, much like IBM's Unix(tm) AIX is
different from HP's flavor. Something like that...

Russell

> Note as the person asking the original question.
> I would not attempt it nor am I qualified to attempt it.
> The question is ask in light of how difficult it would be for a Red Hot,
> SuSE, or Mandrake to do this strictly because of comments maid about the
> SCO situation by RMS.
>
> Frank

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