Re: Executable programs

From: Bit Twister (BitTwister_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 11/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:15:14 GMT

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:56:00 -0600, Dave Uhring wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:47:05 +0000, Bit Twister wrote:
>
>> Why do you ask about the kernel?
>
> You should have read the previous article. I omitted a long quote in
> preference for brevity.

I have been following the thread and no one said anything about the kernel.

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