Re: Linux (free s/w) support

ig25@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
Wed, 1 Oct 1997 23:23:03 +0200


In ka.lists.linux.kernel, James Mastros wrote:

>> btw, I've yet to come across a kernel which required me to live with
>> "factory defaults".

>Umm... Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1x, Soloris, SunOS, HP-UX, and any
>other kernel that dosn't come with source.

On HP-UX at least, you can relink your kerenel to suit you, without
necessarily getting the source. That's what their bundled C compiler
(the K&R, braindead one) is for.

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