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SubjectRe: /dev/one - why not /dev/repeat?
On Wed, Dec 23, 1998 at 05:44:47PM -0600, Jason Burrell wrote:

>>>> Are there advantages in having something like /dev/repeat?
>>> I suggest we implement a /dev/calculator, so everyone who needs to solve
>>> an equation can do it just by using cat/echo:
>>> echo 2+3*4 >/dev/calculator
>> What about an X server as a device?
> Personally, I think we ought to code the entire contents of /usr/bin and
> /bin into the kernel. We also need the all known GNU tools in the kernel,
> along with awk, sed, and grep.

# lilo.conf
...
label = Linux
image = emacs.bin
...

OK, lets stop this nonsense :P

> Seriously, folks, this is totally ridiculous. (Yes, I realize that
> responses like "Let's code the X server as a device" are jokes. :)

And I almost thought ... :)

> /dev/zero exists so that people can mmap it. It does not exist to

could you email me a (simple - and readable - I've only had C for a couple
months) example on what to accomplish with mmapping /dev/zero?

Or is there one in the kernel souce somewhere?



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