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From: Ragnar <bowden@cs.odu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit
Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 01:57:40 -0500 (EST)
Organization: Old Dominion University
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On 15 Nov 1995, BENJAMIN A LINDSTROM wrote:

> Julian Elischer (julian@mailhub.tfs.com) wrote:
> : 
> : FreeBSD can now run Linux binaries (e.g. doom,, (now with sound too))
> : but not the other way around
> : 
> <frown> I could have swear  I saw BSD support under Linux...Because I've
> heard people talking about if netscape drops Linux totally they can use
> IBCS2 to emulate BSD.  Or is the BSDi only?

Linus can run FreeBSD binaries (the newer kernels), and the latest 
FreeBSD has linux binary support (not ELF binary).  You did see it.  I am 
using freebsd (started usning unix on sunos 4.x) and prefer BSD style 
unix, but linux is getting to be a very stable and GOOD os.  I still 
prefer BSD due to my intro to unix (hate solaris, but have to deal with 
it), but linux is a good SysV style for PC's, if that's what you like.

Jamie

If Zeno's paradox is true, then how did he get halfway there in the first 
place?