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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 14:34:54 -0700
To: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>, tiberius@braemarinc.com,
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From: Randall R Schulz <rschulz@teknowledge.com>
Subject: Re: RFC: linux compatibility
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Earnie,

Linux is most certainly not "Unix for the PC." Linux runs on a very wide 
variety of processor architectures, even if the Intel x86 constitutes the 
largest portion of its installed base.

I, for example, have run Linux primarily on PowerPC.

Randall Schulz
Teknowledge Corp.
Palo Alto, CA USA

At 02:14 PM 10/13/2000 , Earnie Boyd wrote:
>--- "Gary R. Van Sickle" <tiberius@braemarinc.com> wrote:
>
>Well, isn't Linux intended to be Unix for the PC?  I think the discussion is
>about standards and DJ is asking if Linux should be the standard to follow.  I
>believe that Linux is both POSIX and GNU compliant which covers your 1 and 2
>numbered points.  As for number 3, that's a different question, although I
>agree that if it adds to portability then it might be considered.
>
>Cheers,
>Earnie Boyd


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