Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:51:04 +0000 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: pull vs push (was Re: [bk patch] Make cardbus compile in -pre4) |
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Hi!
> > I don't see why everyone who is using BK is expecting Linus to do a pull. > > In the non-BK case, wasn't it always a "push" model, and Linus would not > > "pull" from URLs and such? > > I'm all for it. I think it's a good thing. > > In the absence of significant latency issues, pull scales better than push. > It always has. Push is better in low bandwidth situations with lots of idle > capacity, but it breaks down when the system approaches saturation. > > Pull data is naturally supplied when you're ready for it (assuming no > significant latency to access it). Push either scrolls by unread or piles up > in your inbox and gets buried until it goes stale. Web pages work on a pull > model, "push" was an internet fad a few years ago that failed for a reason. > When push models hit saturation it breaks down and you wind up with the old > "I love lucy" episode with the chocolate factory. Back in the days where
What's "i love lucy" episode? Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.
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