Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 22 Feb 1997 20:00:16 -0800 (PST) | From | "James W. Laferriere" <> | Subject | Re: /proc file system, seems to -not- have standardisation ? |
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On Sat, 22 Feb 1997, David S. Miller wrote: > Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 17:58:58 -0800 (PST) > From: "James W. Laferriere" <babydr@nwrain.net> > > -> The IDEA behind 'STANDARDS' is the dancer dances but to the > tune of the standard, the football player scores, but to the > direction by the standard. > > Not that I think that standards do not have their place, but nearly > all ingenuity and briliant ideas come from those willing to break all > the rules and notions previously assosciated with a concept. If your > idea truly is worthwhile and useful, you will become the standard. > > The mindless following of standards is for people who still think the > world is flat and are willing to accept that fact forever, they can > dance and play football all they want as far as I'm concerned.
I have not mentioned mindless following of standards, I have said that there is a -need- for standards. The /proc file system is a place a std. sure could be put to use.
Michael says that you can't make a dancer & a football player wear the same clothes. but, some football players are dancers also. ( Even to the wearing of tootoo's ;-)
In a further message just arrived he is saying that what he is talking about is that not even scsi controllers have a set way to provide info back to the controlling process. From which point I agree, the info -we- glean from what is sent back, sure can be given a -rough- standard of placement & content.
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