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SkyOS Now Runs Linux Binaries Natively

Posted by timothy on from the emulation-is-sincere-flattery dept.

Gunder123 writes: "A new (open source in the past, but not anymore) operating system, SkyOS, in its latest version can run Linux binaries unmodified, without the need of a recompilation, enriching its own application base this way. Their Linux emulation layer lies inside the SkyOS kernel, I wonder if there are any GPL violations going on here. Their future plans involve also an emulation layer for Windows applications, pretty much what ReactOS tries to do for the last few years for the WindowsNT model."

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  1. gotta love hello world! by soboroff · · Score: 5, Funny
    "It's already possible to execute linux/i386 compiled programms. Simple linux-native applications like 'Hello World!!!' are running now on SkyOS without compiling!"


    I wonder if it's the spiffy GNU hello.c which includes its own email client.



    Seriously, they only support a very small subset of calls thus far.

  2. Re:Why isn't it open source anymore? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Open source business plan:

    1. Write free software.
    2. ???
    3. Profit!