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Re: OS4 vs MOS vs AROS
« on: April 05, 2004, 09:53:10 AM »
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BigBenAussie wrote:
Excuse me if I am wrong, but isn't AROS based on Linux? Doesn't that mean it has access to Linux software natively?


You are wrong.
AROS is based on Amiga-OS.
I was sure that was obvious for all.

There is a libc which can provide a bridge to Linux ports, but having direct native Linux executables support needs to have a compatible segloader.

AROS kernel parts from Linux would be dangerous as it will taint the AROS kernel with the GPL nightmare. Having libs, laying outside of kernel is possible anyway.
In this very project, everyone should stay away from Linux sources and use BSD sources insteed.

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Re: OS4 vs MOS vs AROS
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2004, 03:54:09 PM »
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BigBenAussie wrote:

Why are you using Linux and X11?



Consider X11 as another gfx card, X11.hidd is its driver, in order to show some gfx on "linux-hosted" version, with systems running X11.

As bloodline said, linux is the development environment (as AROS is not able to recompile itself at the moment).