Re: Linux Compatibility Issue

From: Raquel Rice (raquel_at_thericehouse.net)
Date: 02/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 10:39:28 -0800
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:58:39 -0500 (EST)
Abdul Latip <dullatip@angin.com> wrote:

> Hello:
>
> Once in a while, users are asking me about the compatibilty
> problem of Linux. They reasoning that M$Office can be installed
> anywhere like Win98, WinME, WinNT, et. al. Whereas it is hard to
> install a RedHat package into Debian, and so on.
>
> AFAIK, CMIIW, this is related with the compiler version, the glibc
> version, the kernel version, and the kernel configuration and
> modules. May I know what exactly the Linux compability problem
> is ? I.E.: It seems they are not so backward compatible?
>
> Am I wrong? May I know if there is a better explaination
> about this issue?
>
> thank you,
>
> --
> Abdul Latip
>

I could be very wrong, but my experience so far has shown that if I
can get the source I can install on RedHat or Debian. Will software
made FOR Win2000 install on Win98 or Win95? 

-- 
Raquel
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