Re: [HACKERS] NEW POSTGRESQL LOGOS

From: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)topsystem(dot)de>
To: winter(at)jurai(dot)net (Matthew N(dot) Dodd)
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org (PostgreSQL Hacker)
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] NEW POSTGRESQL LOGOS
Date: 1998-06-05 06:56:56
Message-ID: 199806050656.IAA04494@gauss.topsystem.de
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Matthew N. Dodd writes:
> > Excuse? I think glibc is intended to be standard everywhere. As far as I
> > know, it has nothing to do with Linux other than Linux (as usual) is
> > faster to adopt it than some of the "legacy systems".
>
> 'standard' in what sense?

In that it is the base for a common binary format for all Intel Unix
platforms. The idea is for applications to be used on all these systems
without need for recompilation.

> In the sense that Linux uses it you are correct.

No. The others will/should follow.

> I don't expect NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, BSDI, Solaris, Digital Unix, AIX,
> HPUX, SCO/Unixware etc to use it.

As long as they are not on Intel architecturey ou're probably right.

Michael

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