Am 03/07/17 um 22:43 schrieb Ingo Schwarze: > Hi, > > Stefan Wollny wrote on Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 10:01:49PM +0100: > >> ANY chance that there will be a way to run Linux binaries again? > > Usually, i'm wary of making definite statements about the future, > but in this case, a clear "NO" semms like a very safe bet. > > Syscall compat layers cause maintenance effort, risk of bugs, and > provide absolutely no benefit with respect to the project goals. > So even if somebody would submit a perfect, clean implementation > and credibly volunteer to maintain it, i don't think it would stand > a chance of getting committed. > > > Regarding your task at hand: > > If you want to run MS Word, your best bet is running MS Windows. > If you want to run binary-only Linux software, your best bet is > running Linux. Ideally, on dedicated hardware that is not > connected to the Internet. > > Some people run such systems they need for special non-Internet > tasks in virtual machines. I wouldn't recommend that, though. > Separate, physically disconnected hardware is safer and faster. > If you create documents for paying clients, buying the required > hardware is likely to quickly amortize - or if not, you have > worse problems with your business model than the choice of the > operating system best suited to each of your tasks. > > Yours, > Ingo >
Hi Ingo, thanks for your quick reply - I am aware of the good reasons to abandon Linux-compat - not going to question this. Nevertheless tonight I need to work on a 50+ pages Word-doc and the only tool at hand is LibreOffice which ... <words cannot express my frustration>. Using "Windoof" is not an option for me - it feels like my system getting cancer. SoftMaker's Linux-based Word-clone is a proven good and acceptable alternative as it's compatibility with Word (in particular with formats) is exceptionally good (closed source with a decent price and page 49 IS page 49! Will it eventually be possible to run a Linux system with OpenBSD's vmm(4)? Even though this might be considered to be just a "second class" solution to my quest - it would allow me to stay with OpenBSD, only going the Linux-way for specific tasks inside. Best, STEFAN
