From: Mark A. Davis (mark@taylor.uucp)
Date: 07/28/93


From: mark@taylor.uucp (Mark A. Davis)
Subject: Re: Linux/SCO
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1993 18:12:23 GMT

michaelw@desaster.hanse.de (Michael Will) writes:

>mark@taylor.uucp (Mark A. Davis) writes:
>>But why would you want to do that??? The only reason people want SCO
>>compatibility under Linux is for commercial applications.... There is
>>no application under Linux that can't be had for SCO Unix.

>Oh yes, there is:

>ObjectBuilder from ParcPlace is free for Linux but would cost a great deal
>of money if you would have to buy it for SCO :-)

Ok, so I'll count 1.

>The other way round, elf-binaries for Linux, was tackled by some guys on
>the net, but then they seemed to fade away...?

I hope not.... I still think it is the only quick way to 1000's of
commercial applications :( It could throw Linux into mainstream....
Imagine, a Unix OS with LOTS of commercial apps compatible for $0

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