Ryan Gordon Ends FatELF Universal Binary Effort

recoiledsnake writes "A few years after the Con Kolivas fiasco, the FatELF project to implement the 'universal binaries' feature for Linux that allows a single binary file to run on multiple hardware platforms has been grounded. Ryan C. Gordon, who has ported a number of popular games and game servers to Linux, has this to say: 'It looks like the Linux kernel maintainers are frowning on the FatELF patches. Some got the idea and disagreed, some didn't seem to hear what I was saying, and some showed up just to be rude.' The launch of the project was recently discussed here. The FatELF project page and FAQ are still up."

Comments

Re: whatever

[colinnwn]

I don't agree with how most of the LKML handled it, but they are a different audience from the rest of the community, perhaps out of necessity, or maybe for the protection of us all. I wish I had troll points for you. Say hi to Mr. Ballmer for me while you are at it.

Re:Wait, what does Con Kolivas have to do with thi

[icebraining]

Tell me how an Apple developer can run a server allowing the client to select the program and it'll download and install the correct version, like Debian repositories. That problem has already been solved, and the solution is better (it also gives you plenty of other features).

Oh, and closed-source companies can have their own repositories too. Example: http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/