On Fri, Mar 04, 2011 at 01:24:32PM -0800, Doug Hardie wrote: > > I have a client who has purchased some software. I don't know anything > much about it yet other than it claims to run on Debian and CentOS. I > suspect its binaries. I will have access to things like the developer, > name etc. on Monday. However, thats when he needs to know if I can > make it run on FreeBSD. I am not convinced I want to run production > software on the Linux compatibility suite. No good reason other than > it sounds like its adding a lot more opportunities for breakage. This > has to be an always up application. I have virtually no knowledge of > CentOS other than it was installed on one server when I got it. Any > chance those binaries might work on FreeBSD? I am planning on starting > with FreeBSD 8.2 since its just out and working fine on one of my > servers, but could use an earlier version if required to make this > stuff run.
Linux binaries . . . ? That's unlikely to work on FreeBSD without the Linux compatibility layer. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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