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Subject: Re: Quake's out, where's that Linux ELF emulation? 
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 13:47:23 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> The situation is not aided by the fact that the BSD camp emulates
> the Linux ABI sufficiently well that companies are of the opinion
> that they can save themselves a porting effort.

That depends on whether or not you view the UNIX market as one capable
of sustaining native versions of all the major players anymore.  No
good winning a battle if it costs you the war.

					Jordan