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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!csn!nntp-xfer-2.csn.net!symbios.com!southwind.net!complete.org!not-for-mail From: jgoerzen@complete.org (John Goerzen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: ELF Date: 16 Dec 1995 19:01:42 -0600 Organization: Communications Centre (+1 316 367 8490) Lines: 12 Message-ID: <4avq5m$7rk@complete.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: complete.org X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Can somebody please tell me what ELF stands for, what it is, and why it is beneficial? I keep seeing this mentioned, esp. in the FreeBSD vs. Linux wars. I don't know what it is. Thanks. -- John Goerzen, programmer and owner | MICRO$oft only exists because some Communications Centre & Complete BBS | people are too dumb to get something E-mail jgoerzen@complete.org | better, such as FreeBSD.