🚀 go-pugleaf

Matt Jenkins wrote:
> 
> Jason Stokes (j.stokes@bohm.anu.edu.au) wrote:
> : On Sun, 23 Mar 1997 23:51:57 +1000, steve batson <xbat@deakin.edu.au> wrote:
> : >Jason Stokes wrote:
> :
> : Oh, and the Linux kernel does have fundamental design flaws.  Being
> : monolithic, for example, does not do much for its alledged instructional
> : value.  Of course, we all use hardware and software that is many years out
> : of date, but the kernel has plenty of design flaws.
> :
>         Actually this is no longer the case - most kernel level drivers
> can now be dynamically loaded on demand - which is even cleverer that
> Lassie IMHO - no real rebooting involved - you can have drivers used on
> a casual basis as modules, and they're demand loaded when required.
> 

I suspect that multitreaded kernels will be modularised even further.
I would argue about monolithic design being a "design flaw" -- it may
well be from a software engineer's point of view, but thankfully Linus
is a not that much of software engineer.  Otherwise linux would 
probably perform on par with windoze.  

> : Don't get me wrong, I like Linux.  But if Linux is to become truly
> : democratic, we have to start looking at ergonomic and useability issues.

Well, that one is about as old as the question whether there is God
on Mars.  Plenty of peole will tell you that command line interface
is far more ergonomic and usable than point-and-wait.

BTW, what's your definition of "truly democratic"?  I thought linux
was pretty democratic, if "demos" refers to linux community.
(Excuse my Greek.  I'm not being serious, if you haven't noticed :)

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