Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 2 May 1997 09:28:09 -0800 (GMT-0800) | From | cloister bell <> | Subject | Re: Dropping a.out support |
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TK> Dropping a.out support would also go a long way towards TK> establishing that Linux is NOT a serious operating system. It TK> would also penalize those companies who first showed trust in TK> Linux by making their commercial software available at a time TK> when a.out was the only recognized format.
not to mention penalizing users who bought commercial a.out software. there is no reason to expect that if linux drops a.out support in future kernels, that vendors will have any motivation to provide free elf upgrades to their a.out customers. i fully expect that users will just have to buy elf versions. that in itself will keep a lot of people from upgrading to newer kernels.
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