Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

new list: Linux (features)
FreeBSD (speed amongst BSDs)
NetBSD (portability)
OpenBSD (security)
GnuMach/GnuHurd* (future superparallel)
Solaris (mature NUMA and SMP to 64 cpus)

I thought you could run Linux binaries on solaris X86 through ibcs2.
I've seen everything above the kernel compile and run on solaris, so surely Posix compliance isn't such an issue is it?
Or do you mean that you wish the stuff compiled in GNU C/C++ would compile seamlessly in Solaris Workshop compiler?

The problem with POSIX is that there are multiple standards, one released every few years. Currently I think on AIX is fully up to date.
Some folks have gone down the route of LSB (linux standards base) which I think is going to be an ISO standard. LSB is good because it doesn't require the payment of fees, unlike Posix, and therefore is OpenSource and FreeSoftware friendly
(there is no reason why Solaris can't be LSB compliant).

*hurd isn't a kernel as such.; Posted by: hipparchus2000 Posted on: 01/24/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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