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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.va.pubnix.com!not-for-mail From: louie@va.pubnix.com (Louis A. Mamakos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXTBSD - 4.4BSD For NeXTstep machines ? Date: 4 Feb 1996 09:49:18 -0500 Organization: Pubnix Access Systems (Virginia) Lines: 22 Message-ID: <4f2h1e$jo9@pub02.va.pubnix.com> References: <4e84c1$m0n@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pub02.va.pubnix.com Keywords: NeXT, Plan9 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.next.misc:38788 comp.sys.next.programmer:22880 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2223 comp.sys.next.advocacy:32827 In article <4e84c1$m0n@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com>, Alan Barclay <escribe@dial.pipex.com> wrote: >Infact, this would not work immediately because of the fact that NeXTs >4.3BSD is really MACH. However there is a version of 4.4BSD for MACH called >4.4BSD LITES (produced at Helsink Uni) - (Slightly strange coincidence is that >Linux comes out of Helsink too!). Perhaps these sources offer the possibility >of running native OPENSTEP libraries and binaries on an upto date UNIX (for >those people who really want OPENSTEP on UNIX rather than on NT/W95). > >I accept that there are hurdles to overcome, not least of which might be the >fact that LITES is based on a version of MACH later than that which NeXT >used or that new code to support the NeXT MAB executable file formats >would be required. I am interested in your comments on this. Again, I'd reiterate that I'd love to run a modern OS on my black next hardware. There is no requirement, for me at least, that it run existing NeXTSTEP applications, or host OPENSTEP. All I'm looking for is a stock 4.4BSD based OS, like NetBSD. louie