Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 11:44:21 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: bush doctor <dervish@bantu.cl.msu.edu> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What are the advantages of ELF kernels? Message-ID: <199901111944.LAA96896@apollo.backplane.com>
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:I was just asked this question by my boss, so can someone tell me
:what are the advantages of elf kernels as opposed to aout kernels?
:
:thanxs ...
God, I'm going to sound like one of those IBM web server commercials.
(long pause)
Better compatibility with and portability to/from linux.
Of course, there are lots of reasons for going with ELF - ELF has a much
more consistent shared library scheme, for one. But describing them in
terms that a non-computer-geek would understand is like walkinging off a
cliff blindfolded.
-Matt
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:So ya want ta here da roots?
:Dem that feels it knows it ...
:bush doctor <dervish@bantu.cl.msu.edu>
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