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19.5. Anticipating Linux 2.4

Linux 2.4 adds a few more personalities: the new kernel is able to execute programs written for SunOS, Sun Solaris, and RISCOS operating systems. The implementation of the execve( ) system call is pretty much the same as in Linux 2.2, though.

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