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So you are saying I can install a modern Linux distribution, let's say Ubuntu, and run KDE 2 and Gnome 1.0 applications right away, say by copying over the bina
by cgh 11y ago
So you are saying I can install a modern Linux distribution, let's say Ubuntu, and run KDE 2 and Gnome 1.0 applications right away, say by copying over the binary? I don't think so. These won't even run with a recompile, unless you can find the appropriate kdelibs or whatever and even then, I'm guessing it will fail hard.
If you're just referring to eg the gnu tools or whatever, then you'll still need to recompile.
- sbierwagen 11y agoIf the binary depends on userland libraries, then duh of course it'll fail, you're not copying over the entire application. But if it only makes syscalls then it should still work.
- pmelendez 11y agoOC is making a point of one of Windows' strength, there are a lot of binaries from 20 years ago that will still run just fine in Win 10
- cyphar 11y agoLinux binaries will still run. There's a question of whether or not X has changed their API, but I doubt it given how old a lot of X applications are. So I guess that it should be possible with minimal tinkering.