Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 7 Apr 1998 22:33:37 -0400 (EDT) | From | Brad Keryan <> | Subject | Re: HW access allowed ? |
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On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Andrej Presern wrote:
> A _real_ OS doesn't allow you to shoot yourself in the foot if you don't > want it to but you accidentally squeeze the trigger.
A _real_ OS allows you to shoot yourself in the foot even after you go and stick your foot in your mouth :)
> David Schwartz wrote: > > > > Linux allows the root user to pretty much do whatever he or she wishes. > > A _real_ O.S. lets you shoot yourself in the foot if you wish to. > > > > DS > > > > >So Linux allows userland programs to access the hardware directly ? > > > > > >And I thought it is a _real_ O.S. ... :-) > > > > > >-- > > >David Balazic , student > > >E-mail : 1stein@writeme.com | living in sLOVEnija > > >home page: http://surf.to/stein > > >Computer: Amiga 1200 + Quantum LPS-340AT > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > > -- > Andrej Presern, andrejp@luz.fe.uni-lj.si > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu >
Brad
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