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Subject: Re: EM86, where do we stand?
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Leslie Donaldson <donaldlf@cs.rose-hulman.edu> wrote:
:   Sorry about not getting on top of this thread but I have been very
: busy lately.

That's OK.

: 4. I tied the version of em86 to the kernel version to try to make it
: easier for people
:     to know when to update.

A fab idea.

: 6. I am trying real hard to get out a 2.2.-1 version that compiles
: correctly on both
:    glibc 2.0 and 2.1 systems but I am being slowed down by work. (The
: code is basically ready
:    it is all the supporting documentation that is needed.)

Great, I am sure that many of us look forward to it.

: 8, <Removed to save space>

Oh, go on, tell us.  You've got us all wondering now :-)

: 10. For updates stay tuned to my web site
: http://www/cs/rose-hulman.edu/~donaldlf
: 11. Any bug reports etc just drop me an email and I will respond as
: quickly as I can.

Will do.

Thanks, Leslie for that full and helpful and polite response.  How
refreshingly different from the nasty little email I got from Mr Jaegermann
where (amongst other things) he implied that anyone using glibc 2.1 on an
Alpha needed their head examining.

Keep up the good work.

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