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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!pier2.bayarea.net!baygate.bayarea.net!thorpej From: thorpej@baygate.bayarea.net (Jason R. Thorpe) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: NetBSD Info Date: 31 Jul 1996 23:58:54 GMT Organization: George's NetBSD answer man Lines: 30 Message-ID: <4torvu$6di@pier2.bayarea.net> References: <4tl5mo$c1l@ns3.iamerica.net> <4tnvll$6bv@grumblesmurf.io.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: baygate.bayarea.net In article <4tnvll$6bv@grumblesmurf.io.com>, Michael Parson <mparson@grumblesmurf.io.com> wrote: >>I'm leaning toward NetBSD, but I need to make sure that it has what I need. >>First, the PC version, what does it emulate? Also, what standards does it >>support? I am an SVR4 (no shooting) programmer who uses a Solaris 2.5 at >>work, and I need something that is more or less source-compatible. > >If you are a SVR4 programmer who wants Sol 2.5 source >compatability... have you thought about Solaris 2.5 x86? Err, if one uses POSIX interfaces, source code is quite portable between NetBSD and Solaris. >>Is NetBSD what I need? > >To tell you the truth, if I were in your shoes, I'd take a good look at >Solaris x86. ...keeping in mind that Solaris x86 is: - Expensive, especially compared to NetBSD (which is free :-) - No operating system source code with Solaris. - Just plain crappy in terms of what hardware it'll support. -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@bayarea.net>