Re:FreeBSD 12.0 is now available
by loeg on Thursday December 13, 2018 @11:29PM
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> I was talking about lack of hardware and software support, so you need a compatibility layer for commercial linux software.
The linuxkpi kernel API compatibility layer is for open source software (e.g., dual-licensed BSD/GPL Linux DRM drivers), not for commercial Linux software.
The linuxemul syscall ABI layer can be used to run commercial Linux software, but is an entirely different and unrelated component. It has nothing to do with hardware support. This is like claiming that because WINE exists, Linux uses Windows for hardware support.
The linuxkpi kernel API compatibility layer is for open source software (e.g., dual-licensed BSD/GPL Linux DRM drivers), not for commercial Linux software.
The linuxemul syscall ABI layer can be used to run commercial Linux software, but is an entirely different and unrelated component. It has nothing to do with hardware support. This is like claiming that because WINE exists, Linux uses Windows for hardware support.