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From: wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu (Bill Paul)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux
Date: 8 Apr 1996 21:58:15 GMT
Organization: Columbia University Center for Telecommunications Research
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Daring to challenge the will of the almighty Leviam00se, H.J. Lu
(hjl@gnu.ai.mit.edu) had the courage to say:
[chop]
: > Anyway, I'll get to the point of all this waffle... Right at this very
: > moment, I dont think there's a compelling reason to go to ELF. It's probably
: > not going to be compelling for some time. [...]
: Does that mean FreeBSD doesn't need those cool features from ELF?
Yes.
: Another reason for me to avoid FreeBSD :-(.
One can only hope.
: H.J.
I swear: if he starts centering all his text funny and posting regular
installments of 'ELF News,' I shall get out my AIX administrators
manuals and do myself an injury.
-Bill
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