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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:44:15 +0200 (CEST)
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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On 19 Aug 2002, Robert Love wrote:

> So are you saying we can never deprecate interfaces, just so you can
> continue using libc5?
> 
> Seems saner to keep libc5 in sync with the kernel than vice versa..

put differently: if you insist on using libc5 (and its tons of security
holes) then you might as well use an older kernel such as 2.4 or 2.6.

	Ingo

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