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SubjectRe: Lets get this right (WAS RE:MOSIX and kernel mods)
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Gregory Maxwell wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Kamran Karimi wrote:
>
> > Albert, now you are getting the picture here. I used to discuss the
> > technical issues before, but that was because I thought I was taking part
> > in a genuine techincal discussion. Unfortunately this proved not to be the
> > case.
> >
> > Most of the people opposing DIPC have never even looked at the
> > documentaion, much less the code itself. The problem is, they think they
> > are wiser than the rest of us, and have this divine obligation to save
> > the Linux kernel from bloating.
> [snip]
>
> This isn't the first time thats happened. <cough cough>Solar's no-exec
> stack<cough cough>

Bad example.. the solar patch only offered limmited protection and Linus
demontrated a much more efficiant method that was much less expensive.

Gerhard

--
gmack@imag.net

As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.


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