On 13/07/12 14:44, Richard Yao wrote: > [...] It might be easier to make some changes to FreeBSD's > linux emulation and Debian Linux's packages so that the FreeBSD kernel > could boot a Linux userland using the same binaries used in Debian > Linux.
Hi, I found some old answers to a similar question here: http://wiki.debian.org/ArchiveQualification/kfreebsd-i386#Is_this_architecture_related_to_other_architectures_already_in_the_archive.2C_or_that_also_should_be_considered.2C_either_now_or_in_the_future.3F_Can_the_related_architectures_be_supported_in_a_single_architecture_.28eg.2C_with_a_biarch_arrangement.29.3F I think, GNU/kFreeBSD is already capable of much more than could ever be achieved through Linux syscall emulation. This means being able to do things that Linux itself cannot. Also FreeBSD differs a lot in its X server, device drivers and networking, and userland software has to become more flexible to handle this, but I see that as a healthy thing. What you propose sounds like it could be a totally different project, something that couldn't produce a complete Debian port, but still interesting. Using the Linux emulation on top of a Debian GNU/kFreeBSD host might be useful, perhaps within jails, or through Debian's multiarch support. I imagine it could have uses in some web hosting environments, at least. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bsd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50285044.8090...@pyro.eu.org
