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From: kenner@lab.ultra.nyu.edu (Richard Kenner)
Subject: Re: Operating Systems
Date: 1997/07/27
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In article <1997Jul26.134447.1@eisner> kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen) writes:
>I have not used Linux on Alpha, but I know the port has had strong
>assistance from folks at DEC so there should be no issue of some
>inside secrets which are unavailable to the developers.

Indeed the Milo loader, which gave so much trouble on the Alpha I
was attempting to help install Linux on, is written, maintained, and
informally distributed by DEC.  But we still couldn't find out that
worked properly.