Re: Kerneld and java, applets, GIF, PostScript and whatever...

lilo (TaRDiS@mail.utexas.edu)
Tue, 21 May 1996 20:12:04 -0500 (CDT)


On Mon, 20 May 1996, Nicolas Lichtmaier wrote:

> > This is a "proof of concept", although one that works rather well...
> > As shipped, it already understands how to handle executable java,
> > java-applet, PostScript and GIF files as Linux executables.
> >
> > Goal: Just make a file executable with "chmod +x", and away you go...
>
> I don't think that running a data file as it were an executable one is a
> desirable feature. Let's the data files to continue being data files.
>
> That's all I have to say... =)

That works. Don't configure it into your kernel compile.

;)

lilo