SkyOS Now Runs Linux Binaries Natively

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."

Comments

Re:Say WHAT?

[supabeast!]

Actually SkyOS intercepts Linux system calls (Of the 6% ot them that it can handle, anyway.) and passes them to its own API. Assuming that stolen code is involved is simply a) Paranoid and B) Rude!

GPL Violation???

[LazyDawg]

How is it a violation of the GPL being able to run arbitrary binaries from GPLed OSes? They're not stealing the GCC compiler, they've not stolen the kernel, just its personality, and they probably use different libraries... what is the problem?

Obligatory "New OS" Slashdot Reaction

[John_Booty]

Let me just sum up 95% of the posts on this topic, in case anyone doesn't have time to read them. Everytime a new OS is announced, posts follow this distribution!

• 25% will be licensing arguments
• 40% of posts will ask, "why do we need another OS?"
• 10% of posts will say, "why not?"
• 10% of posts will say, "it doesn't matter, because making your own OS is cool and if you were a true hacker you'd understand"
• 5% will say, "because Linux is too bloated now"
• 5% will say, "I hope it has [insert cool feature here] like [AmigaOS, BeOS, AtheOS or some other OS the poster is name-dropping to sound 31337]