Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 09 Nov 2000 07:20:27 -0500 | From | Michael Rothwell <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] Generalised Kernel Hooks Interface (GKHI) |
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Christoph Rohland wrote: > If we would not allow binary only modules I would not have such a big > problem with that...
I'm not sure how you would do that.
> I understand that the one size fits all approach has some limitations > if you want to run on PDAs up to big iron. But a framework to overload > core kernel functions with modules smells a lot of binary only, closed > source, vendor specific Linux on high end machines.
Since Linux is GPL, how would you stop this?
> And then I don't see the value of Linux anymore.
Same as before -- freedom and low cost. The primary advantae of Linux over other OSes is the GPL.
I think and Advanced Linux Kernel PRoject would be a good idea for a number of reasons. It would give "Enterprise" users their own special kernel, just like the microcontroller and real-time guys have. It would also provide a parallel development track for Linux that could provide real competition and value to the Linus-version kernel. The "Enterprise" machines that IBM, HP and SGI would target aren't all S/390s; there would be significant overlap of their low end with Linus' high end, I think. Like 8+-way SMP servers.
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