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From: julian@tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Subject: Re: Binary compatibility question...
Message-ID: <1992Oct14.014146.20610@tfs.com>
Organization: TRW Financial Systems
References: <1992Oct13.223537.11949@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 01:41:46 GMT
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In article <1992Oct13.223537.11949@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> ngoh@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (NGO HIEN D) writes:
>I am unable to find the info I need through the FAQ's and
>scanning the newsgroups, so that leaves me the post-and-ask-a-
>possibly-trivial-or-completely-obvious-question method :).
>
>I need to run a specific piece of software on either 386BSD or
>Linux that is only distributed in binary form... it's a commercial
>product. My question is: is either Linux or 386BSD "88 Open
>Compliant?" The tech-guy popped this term on me and I was
>unaware of any such compatibility standard (wouldn't be a first.)
88 open is for motorala 88000 based systemV systems.
I find it difficult that a 386/486 based berkeley system could possibly
in any way be compliant with it.
HOWEVER!
BSDI do claim (or I have seen claimed for them) the capability
of running XENIX binaries (or was that sysV386) in an upcoming release.
For linux I cannot comment.
>
>There is another option to run this program, however. They have
>a Xenix version also, and I know that under Linux there is a
>Xenix emulator. How complete is this emulator? The latest
>version on tsx-11 is still the early alpha.
>
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