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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:5200 comp.os.386bsd.questions:16394 comp.os.linux.misc:34554 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.linux.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!news.uoknor.edu!ns1.nodak.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!oracle.pnl.gov!osi-east2.es.net!lll-winken.llnl.gov!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!info!iialan From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: Compatibility between Linux and FreeBSD X-Nntp-Posting-Host: iifeak.swan.ac.uk Message-ID: <D38B2H.xw@info.swan.ac.uk> Sender: news@info.swan.ac.uk Organization: Institute For Industrial Information Technology References: <3fq2id$f5l@franklin.cc.utas.edu.au> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 17:25:28 GMT Lines: 19 In article <3fq2id$f5l@franklin.cc.utas.edu.au> p_aikins@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Peter Aikins) writes: >Hi All, > >Could someone tell me if I can run programs for UNIX regardless of the type >distribution I get? I have not made the plunge yet and am curious to know if there >are any incompatiblities between them. At binary level there is an official standard called 'iBCS2' the Intel Binary Compatibility Standard. None of the Free systems use it as base, but Linux has a loadable module that allows you to run such programs (and amusingly has an optional extra patch for running some FreeBSD binaries.. ) 8) Alan -- ..-----------,,----------------------------,,----------------------------,, // Alan Cox // iialan@www.linux.org.uk // GW4PTS@GB7SWN.#45.GBR.EU // ``----------'`--[Anti Kibozing Signature]-'`----------------------------'' One two three: Kibo, Lawyer, Refugee :: Green card, Compaq come read me...