Le 02/08/2017 à 18:11, m...@netbsd.org a écrit :
On Wed, Aug 02, 2017 at 01:04:27PM +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
Does anyone use compat_linux without also doing the additional system
configuration steps of setting up /emul? Is it an onerous burden to
have to modload or add a line in /etc/modules.conf in those steps?
Yes, COMPAT_LINUX is one of netbsd/pkgsrc's biggest user friendliness
wins.
I can 'cd pkgsrc/www/opera; make install; opera' and get a closed source
browser that works as is, without even realizing it relies on
COMPAT_LINUX to work.
Unless some miracle happens, NetBSD will remain an esoteric operating
system, and we won't have many closed source programs if any. A fairly
small amount of code gives us access to a large number of programs that
we would otherwise not have access to.
Certainly. But the problem is, this small amount of code opens the door to
a large number of potential vulnerabilities too. The last one was fixed only
two or three months ago.
