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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!canterbury.ac.nz!newton!physmsa From: physmsa@phys.canterbury.ac.nz (Mark Aitchison, rm814,ext6947) Subject: Linux, 386bsd and standardization Message-ID: <C49MJJ.7rB@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz> Keywords: Linux, 386bsd, USL, Windows NT Nntp-Posting-Host: newton.canterbury.ac.nz Organization: Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Canterbury. Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1993 00:54:54 GMT Lines: 17 Is there any attempt to make 386bsd & Linux more compatible? For example, being able to share binaries and file systems, or even compatibility with other (commercial) Unix implementations. It seems that IBM, SCO, USL and others have got together to respond to Windows NT. I could imagine that simple cooperation (rather than takeovers and lowest-common- denominator standards) would be a good thing. Is this happenning with Linux and 386bsd?? I guess that, after getting what people consider to be the "essential" Unix goodies all running smoothly, they will drift towards some sort of niche, with people wanting to switch between them with the least fuss. Is there any long term goals defined for each? Are there chats between the developers? Is there any interest in what Unix Systems Labs, IBM, Sun, Univel, etc are doing? A system has to take account of where the big players are going, even if the average user at the moment is an enthusiast rather than a large commercial organisation. Mark Aitchison, University of Canterbury, NZ.