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From: scott@zorch.sf-bay.org (Scott Hazen Mueller)
Subject: Re: Linux -> FreeBSD migration questions
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>Is the Linux emulation to the point where these complicated applications will
>run properly?

I can't speak to the numerical question, but I run XALT Office (Linux version)
under the emulator on FreeBSD 2.1.5R with no obvious problems.  These are
sizable apps that do fancy X stuff and are statically-linked with Motif libs.

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