> > Most of the Linux software around you'll still have to compile for
> > ARMLinux, and you could almost as easily compile it for RiscBSD :)
> 
> Well, yes and no.  Since Linux is more popular in the PC world than NetBSD
> (gauged from the amounts discussed about each that I've seen), it is quite
> possible that some obscure software that has been written for Linux only will
> need slight tweeks to adjust it for BSD Unix instead of System V.  These may
> be minor, but certainly require more knowledge that simply typing 'make bsd'
> 
> Is that what you mean by 'almost'?

Pretty much - that knowledge required tends to be pretty small though :)
Unless it's in the previously mentioned case where a small amount
of processor/OS specfic ARM code has to be written - but of course this
has to be done for ARMLinux too.

Peter


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