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Can we just > > delete the a.out support entirely now? According to the Linux-ELF HOWTO, > > support was added in 1.1.52 (August 1994). It's pretty much necromancy > > at this point. > > The Kernel-Necrophilia cult members might disagree. :) > > But yes, good riddance. Doesn't Minix 1.0 use a.out? It *is* cool to be able to binaries from run dead operating systems. :-) - Ted