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Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:30:25 +0930
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: ELF cutover (was :Re: [Fwd: Re: Please Help Me Understand dlopen()])
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On Thu, Aug 21, 1997 at 04:24:35PM +0930, Mike Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> You should spend some time reading back-issued of the hackers
>>> digest.
>>
>> Right, I *should*.  I'm running as fast as I can just to stay where I
>> am.
>
> Under the circumstances, perhaps a slightly less vehement denunciation
> of the concept might be indicated then? 

What denunciation?  I just said that I wasn't ready for a wholesale
conversion.

> I'd always be happy to summarise the discussion to date if you
> wanted to drop me a line.

Sure, if I saw a need.  I knew people were working on it.  I said that
I would be interested, implying "as long as I don't shoot myself in
the foot with it".

>>> Can you honestly imagine any such an idea gaining any sort of currency
>>> without this basic criterion being met?
>>
>> No.  Well, yes, but it would surprise me.
>
> You have little faith in the conservatism of others 8)

I have great faith in the unexpected :-)

Greg