From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 11:44:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 11:44:15 -0400 Received: from imladris.infradead.org ([194.205.184.45]:13321 "EHLO phoenix.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 11:44:14 -0400 Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 16:43:27 +0100 From: Christoph Hellwig To: Martin Dalecki Cc: Alan Cox , Jan Kara , Nathan Scott , Linus Torvalds , OGAWA Hirofumi , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Quota patches Message-ID: <20020524164327.A20050@infradead.org> Mail-Followup-To: Christoph Hellwig , Martin Dalecki , Alan Cox , Jan Kara , Nathan Scott , Linus Torvalds , OGAWA Hirofumi , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3CEE4ECB.5070603@evision-ventures.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 04:31:39PM +0200, Martin Dalecki wrote: > It is an illusion to think that you can actually run *that old* > a.out binaries on a modern kernel I think. Of course you can. Even the latest OpenLinux release (shipping 2.4.13-ac) uses a libc4/a.out based installer fo space reasons. Not to forget the old quake1 binary from some redhat 4.x CD I run from time to time :)