Groklaw: A Tall Tale About ELF | Linux Today

Groklaw: A Tall Tale About ELF

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 23, 2004

“OK. ELF. Here we go. After all the research we have done, here
are the conclusions I reach. First, ELF isn’t mortar. It’s not even
in the kernel. It’s interface stuff. It’s not the only interface
one might use, and in fact it replaced a prior interface, so it
isn’t essential for Linux to keep breathing and life to go on. It’d
be annoying but not at all impossible to replace it.

“Second, if TISC overstepped its authority, that is between SCO
and SCO, because oldSCO was involved, oldSCO being a member of
TISC…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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