Re: Goals and portability
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Ian Jackson:
> In order to do system integration successfully we must define
> standards that our own components adhere to so that everything is
> compatible with the other parts of our system. There is no absolute
> requirement that anything we do be compatible with any particular
> thing in the rest of the world.
- - From the Debian FAQ:
4.2. How source code compatible is Debian with other Unix systems?
For most applications Linux source code is compatible with other Unix
systems. It supports almost everything that is available in System V Unix
systems and the free and commercial BSD- derived systems. However in the
Unix business such claim has nearly no value because there is no way to
prove it. In the software development area complete compatibility is
required instead of compatibility in about most cases. So years ago the
need for standards arose, and nowadays POSIX.1 (IEEE Standard 1003.1-1990)
is one of the major standards for source code compatibility in Unix-like
operating systems.
Linux is intended to adhere to POSIX.1, [...]
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