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From: kaleb@x.org (Kaleb KEITHLEY)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux
Date: 10 Apr 96 19:39:58 GMT
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"H.J. Lu" <hjl@gnu.ai.mit.edu> writes:

>Also the MT support will not be as good as with ELF.

IBM and Digital seem to do just fine without ELF.

>ELF is one opportunity for Unix to create new, innovative
>softwares. I hate to see Unix miss the chance.

So you're saying that all the software developed before, oh, let's say 
1990, was neither new or innovative. Can I quote you on that? :-)

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Kaleb KEITHLEY