Subject: Re: word processor that runs on NetBSD/i386? (FAQ?)
To: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
From: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/22/1998 14:28:05
>> and I'm sure there are several I've left out.
>> I think emulating all of these faithfully would be a hard task.
>We needn't emulate *all* of it -- just the portions that important
>software we want to run wishes for us to have available.
Sure, the bits that're repackaged NetBSD procfs + kernfs are
straightforward, and that should cover most of the install-time
requirements.
Maybe we're disagreeing on estimates of how much of /proc Linux apps
use, and how much they want to run. Or about what Linux users will
understand if we claim "Linux /proc compatibility".