On Mon, 29 Dec 1997 17:42:47 -0800 (PST) 
 Bill Studenmund <skippy@macro.stanford.edu> wrote:

 > What is the advantage of elf over a.out? I'm curious, not trying to say we
 > shouldn't. :-)

One, it's reasonably standardized.

Two, it's just more flexible than a.out in so many ways.  This is the main
reason... it just does more.

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