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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()])
Message-ID:  <19970821163025.05196@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <199708210654.QAA00319@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Thu, Aug 21, 1997 at 04:24:35PM %2B0930
References:  <19970821160921.03779@lemis.com> <199708210654.QAA00319@word.smith.net.au>

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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



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