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Linux Emulation in FreeBSD (docs.freebsd.org)
5 points by bangonkeyboard 376 days ago
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vermaden 376 days ago
Keep in mind that this is not EMULATION.

The Linux syscalls are just implemented into FreeBSD.

In 1998-1999 they literally used FreeBSD with Linux Abstraction Layer and run Linux apps on FreeBSD instead of using Linux natively because it was faster that way.

Relevant 'press release' here:

- https://www.freebsd.org/press/press-rel-1/

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SunlitCat 376 days ago
Now! The real exercise would be to run wine for linux in that one (and of course, having FreeBSD running in a Hyper-V VM under Windows :D).
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