Marcel Telka wrote: > There is not something like THE Linux Distribution, so you could not > create something like /usr/linux. If you want to follow this schema you > should create something > like /usr/rh4, /usr/suse9, /usr/debian3, /usr/myown-nongnubased-linux-distro. > We probably do not want this :-). > There is a point here I'd like to make more explicit.
We need to consider what the goals of the "alternate environments" are. In the case of xpg/SUS, its absolute conformance to a well defined specification. A true xpg conforming application (incl. scripts) should just run. In the case of the various Linux flavors, there is no absolute spec. (The LSB may become one, but its a work in slow progress.) The best we can strive for is a compromise that minimizes porting effort and makes the transition of applications and fingers from multiple Linux based environments to Solaris as easy as possible. Perhaps if/when the LSB is of sufficient quality we could consider a LSB enviroment, but so far as I know there is no current demand for this. A number of "LSB qualified" applications would seem to be necessary before such an environment would be worth the effort. This case is providing easy/better access to a set of well accepted alternate implementation of a core set of UNIX (in the broad sense) utilities. Its not a full emulation of any specific environment. I'm sure the project team will correct me if I have this wrong. - jek3
