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- From: bryan@alex.com (Bryan Boreham)
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- Subject: Re: harmful effects of gnu software II
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 10:33:08 +0000
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- In article <1993Jan25.012247.7610@cc.uow.edu.au>, amorton@cc.uow.edu.au (andrew morton) writes:
- |> tzs@stein.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith) writes:
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- |> >UNIX is going to be killed by NT. After reading the latest UnixWorld, I
- |> >believe that. I didn't before, but the article about Cutler convinces me.
- |> ...
- |>
- |> Perhaps, but if he's such a smart cookie how come he designed an
- |> OS that will only run on little-endian machines?
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- I have heard this assertion before, but I find it very hard to believe.
- Would someone like to back it up, e.g. citing the particular casts and
- unnatural unions that make the code little-endian-only?
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- Bryan Boreham
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