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Re: RFC: linux compatibility
- To: earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com
- Subject: Re: RFC: linux compatibility
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:33:10 -0400
- CC: cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <20001013210746.27433.qmail@web114.yahoomail.com>
> Which is a different consideration, SYSV vs BSD. I've noticed that
> some packages port better using BSD and some port better using SYSV.
> It will give Cygwin more coherence if you can say which standard we
> try to follow.
I am hoping that, by choosing Linux, it won't matter. Things will get
ported to Linux, regardless of whether it's SYSV or BSD they use.
Once ported to Linux, Cygwin ports should be easy.
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