Linux kernel on FreeBSD

[Jerry McAllister]

> 
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 12:16:49PM -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote:
> > > 
> > > Jeff Lawlor wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 09:07, Ruben de Groot wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >>On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 08:49:50AM -0600, Jeff Lawlor typed:
> > > >>
> > > >>>For programs that require linux kernel source code what about copying
> > > >>>the linux kernel source files from a linux box on to the FreeBSD
> > > >>>machine?  Has anyone tried this?   
> > > >>
> > > >>Please name 1 program that requires linux kernel source code to run.
> > > >>
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Cisco VPN.
> > > 
> > > Port:   vpnc-0.3.2
> > > Path:   /usr/ports/security/vpnc
> > > Info:   Client for Cisco 3000 VPN Concentrator
> > > Maint:  delta at lackas.net
> > > B-deps: expat-1.95.8 gettext-0.13.1_1 gmake-3.80_2 libgcrypt-1.2.0_1 
> > > libgpg-error-1.0_1 libiconv-1.9.2_1 perl-5.8.5
> > > R-deps: expat-1.95.8 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgcrypt-1.2.0_1 
> > > libgpg-error-1.0_1 libiconv-1.9.2_1 perl-5.8.5
> > > 
> > > 
> > > This one? I have no idea what this thread is about, but that's in ports. 
> > > Wouldn't Linux emulation work anyway?
> > 
> > I think it was sort of a newbie question from someone who has yet to
> > learn about ports and also the Linux emulation available in FreeBSD.
> 
> First, I don't consider myself a newbie, but I do have a lot less
> experience with freebsd than linux.  

I think this thread got additional questions dropped in. 

> > Then they did not seem to know about the vpnc (or other stuff) already in 
> > ports to perform the function[s] they want.   I have to admit, searching
> > /usr/ports can be a bit time consuming and tedius if you get started on
> > a wrong track.
> 
> I never brought up vpnc or anything about vpns, that was someone else,

Someone did and I responded to that.

> but I did mention the freebsd kernel seems to be lacking some hw support
> that linux does not, and that's a much harder problem to fix then trying
> to get linux software to run on freebsd.  There isn't really any
> replacement in ports that I can find for my realtek card or my sony
> clie, both of which were given to me, not specifically my choice.

That was a different response.

Probably someone 'borrowed' this thread so it was getting responded
to in two different ways,     I didn't pay close attention to which
thread was which, but rather commented on the immediate question.

////jerry

> 
> > 
> > Anyway, hopefully, you have enlightened them.
> > 
> > ////jerry
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