Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 9 Nov 2000 14:40:22 +0100 (CET) | From | Marco Colombo <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] Generalised Kernel Hooks Interface (GKHI) |
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On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Michael Rothwell wrote:
> Alexander Viro wrote: > > > > On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Michael Rothwell wrote: > > > > > Same as before -- freedom and low cost. The primary advantae of Linux > > > over other OSes is the GPL. > > > > Now, that's more than slightly insulting... > > Well, it wasn't meant to be. I imagine RMS would make the same type of > statement -- Linux is libre, therefore superior. There's a number of > OSes that have advantages of Linux in some area; Solaris can use more > processors; QNX is real-time, smaller and still posix; Windows has > better application support (i.e., more of them); MacOS has better color > and font management. But, Linux is free. Let's say for a moment that > Linux was exactly the same as Solaris, technically. Linux would be > superior because it is licensed under the GPL, and is free; whereas > Solaris would not be.
<lurker off> Sorry, I couldn't resist.
1) "Solaris running on more processors"? Think of Beowulf clusters. Strangely enough, people running them choose Linux as the kernel. 2) "QNX is real-time", true. Linux is not. Please don't compare apples with oranges. 3) "Windows has more apps"? True. Is it a kernel property of any kind? No. 4) "MacOS has better color and font management" this is funny as it speaks for itself. I'd also add "MacOS is usually housed in a better-looking case". Luckily enough, under Linux color and font management is NOT a kernel job. No more than the external design of the case, I mean.
And I really hope Linux will *never* be exactly the same as Solaris, technically. </lurker on>
> > The problem with the hooks et.al. is very simple - they promote every > > bloody implementation detail to exposed API. Sorry, but... See Figure 1. > > It won't fly. > > Figure 1?
From "The design and implementation of the Perfect OS 1.0", yet to be published. The good thing about this book is that there will never be a second edition. Of course the only release of Perfect OS will be 1.0! B-) B-) B-) B-)
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