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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 16:43:48 +0200
From: Martin Dalecki <dalecki@evision-ventures.com>
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Subject: Re: Quota patches
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Uz.ytkownik Christoph Hellwig napisa?:
> 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 :)

OK thanks for the *substantial* answer. That was the reason I was asking about.
Somehow this is of course surprising me of course.