Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:45:17 +0100 | From | Helge Hafting <> | Subject | Re: Overcommittable memory |
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> Agreed. They want a cheap solution and kernel developers should fill > the source with conditional code to allow them *disable* most of the > useful features of Linux, because they don't suit well their very > particular need? > Not really. If *they* need linux for something then *they* adapt it and contribute any patches. I don't plan on a minimal linux, quite the opposite, I was pointing out that some embedded devices might actually need the advanced features. Instead of a minimal os that don't do much.
> They need a specialized OS and probably a specialized web server. Simple embedded device need that mini-os. Complicated embedded devices can use more - such as a linux kernel with all core features.
> They're free to steel as much code as they like from the linux source tree, > and adapt it. But they should not say "Linux is no good because it > overcommits memory, and it kills our buggy applications".
Maybe someone holds that opinion, certainly not me.
Helge Hafting
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