From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp) Subject: Re: GNU kids on the block? (sorry... couldn't resist) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:18:49 GMT
william E Davidsen (davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM) wrote:
: That was mid 60's and it's interesting that the idea of monolithic
: kernel is once again drifting out of vogue. Unfortunately I don't think
That's because we're seeing a new generation of hackers. Every generation
refuses to learn from those who came before; they have to reinvent the
square wheel to convince themselves it won't roll. I see this day after
day - the UNIX gurus turn their noses up at the PC jocks, and everyone turns
their noses up at the mainframe guys. Idiocy. :(
: Don't take this as a rejection of multi-server by me, I'm unconvinced
: rather than convinced against. Sort of a software agnostic.
I hate to say it, but I remember when we were running 16 users, multiuser,
in 64K of RAM. The time was mid 70's, the company was Datapoint.
I like the way that Linux does things, like you said, RISC-like. But I
also think there are still lots of places that non-RISC architecture is
a big win. Oh, well.
-- Ed Carp, N7EKG erc@apple.com 801/538-0177 "This is the final task I will ever give you, and it goes on forever. Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will." -- Dan Millman, "Way Of The Peaceful Warrior"