Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 2 May 1997 14:53:35 +0200 | From | Harald Koenig <> | Subject | Re: Dropping a.out support |
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On May 2, Peter Mutsaers wrote:
> HK> obviously not. and even if they would do so, you can't assume > HK> that every user will upgrade to their newest release (probably > HK> paying again $$$) just to get ELF binaries because Linux no > HK> longer supports a.out... > > Then don't upgrade your Linux system either. Keep it as is for your > old apps.
not an option for all setups (see other mail). remember that we're talking about software which you have paid $$$ for and I'd guess you'd like to run it on your most recent and fastest hardware (if licence agreement allows moving to another host/cpu...)!
> It is the same with other Unix vendors too. Look at Sun: Solaris still > runs many SunOS binaries, but not all. Most vendors went through a > period of transition like this. After a couple of years, for the sake > of progress and efficiency, the old stuff must become obsolete. Users > that don't want to move on, then have to stick with their old system > and don't touch it.
one more reason we should do better then "other Unix vendors" like SUN...
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