Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:10:53 +0000 | From | One Thousand Gnomes <> | Subject | Re: [Gta04-owner] [PATCH 0/4] UART slave device support - version 4 |
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> > but by having only the > > minimum necessary in the kernel. Unix > > I think you are confusing it with the goals of microkernels (e.g. Mach or Hurd).
No and the quote below is from Doug McIlroy - who amongst other thing invented pipes.
> > > > "We used to sit around in the Unix Room saying, 'What can we throw out? > > Why is there this option?" - Doug McIlroy
> Most GPS receivers I came across are modules which spit out NMEA > records with serial 9600 bit/s. Either through RS232 or Bluetooth SPP. There > may be others, but I don't want to have all problems of the world solved > at once.
The kernel lives in the big world, not your personal fiefdom
*PLONK*
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