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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!matlock.mindspring.com!usenet From: rsanders@interbev.mindspring.com (Robert Sanders) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Dynloading and FBSD2.? Date: 05 Jun 1995 15:57:00 -0400 Organization: /usr/lib/news/organization Lines: 16 Message-ID: <87sppopmr7.fsf@interbev.mindspring.com> References: <3qn4eq$7m5@shore.shore.net> <3qngvu$aet@news.nynexst.com> <3qve99$ioq@helena.MT.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: interbev.mindspring.com In-reply-to: nate@trout.sri.MT.net's message of 5 Jun 1995 17:18:33 GMT X-Newsreader: (ding) Gnus v0.82 On 5 Jun 1995 17:18:33 GMT, nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) said: >> But in my opinion, the SunOS style dynamic link/load is too weak. >> The ELF one is much much better. > You care to give a basis for your opinions, other than 'Linux uses ELF > therefore it must be better'? I won't enter into this argument other than to say that a more accurate statement would be 'Linux uses ELF because the developers (notably including H.J. Lu, the person being challenged) thought ELF was better'. Cause, meet effect. -- Robert