From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 09:44:40 -0800 (PST) From: Jason Eckhardt Message-Id: <199902101744.JAA19818@gatekeeper.equator.com> To: hppa-linux@puffingroup.com Subject: Re: [hppa-linux] General port design questions Resent-Message-ID: <"bF_4q2.0.od2.51Ums"@burrow.puffingroup.com> Reply-To: hppa-linux@puffingroup.com List-Id: linux-parisc.vger.kernel.org > > When we get to the point where we can start working on the kernel, > which system call interface should we chose? Do we go the LinuxAlpha > port route and try to maintain compatibility with HP-UX > structures/system calls as much as possible so a compatibility layer > becomes easier, or do we leverage the work already done by the MkLinux My vote is to not worry about HP-UX compatibility. Others will probably think differently. To me, the idea of having Linux on my system is to avoid using HP-UX, which has become bulky, buggy, and inefficient. I suppose the decision for others will be based on the importance of their legacy HP-UX apps. I am more interested in the freely available open source applications that I can build and fix myself. Regards, Jason. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe: send e-mail to hppa-linux-request@puffingroup.com with `unsubscribe' as the subject.